The Knee Flashcards
unhappy triad is?
ACL, MCL, medial meniscus
results from knee flexion w/ foot planted and lateral impact
MCL injury
specialized exam for MCL injury?
Valgus Stress Test
gradation for MCL injury
0-4
0 is = to other knee
4 = > 20 mm medial joint space
tibial internal rotation and medial impact results in?
LCL sprain
LCL sprain specialized exam
Varus stress test
feeling/hearing a pop, immediate/transient pain, swelling, feeling of instability
planting/cutting, straight knee landing, one-step stop landing w/ knee hyperextended
ACL injury
rapid deceleration, weight bearing, twist/pivot
ACL injury
3 specialized exams for ACL injury
Lachman Test
Alternate Lachman Test
Anterior drawer test
Anterior impact w/ knee flexed at 90*, possibly hyperextension & rotation
PCL injury
Specialized exams for PCL injury?
Posterior drawer test
Posterior sag sign
due to excessive rotational force (femur on tibia)
meniscal injuries
joint line pain, inability to fully extend knee (described as “locking”), walking up & down stairs, difficult & painful squatting
meniscal injuries
which meniscus is more susceptible to injuries
medial meniscus
greater forces medially, less mobile structure than lateral meniscus
specialized exam for meniscal injury
McMurray test
McMurray results and the indications
medially rotate tibia: pain due to loose fragment of lateral meniscus
laterally rotate tibia: pain due to loose fragment of medial meniscus
anterior pain under the patella, pain worse going up & down stairs. Symptoms at a peak after sitting for a long time
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
irritation of cartilage underneath the patella due to the imbalance of quadriceps strength or recurrent patellar subluxation
Patellofemoral pain syndrome
associated w/ running, jumping, cutting, quadriceps m. use, repetitive stress disease
Osgood-Schlatter Disease
inflammation & irritation of patellar tendon insertion on tibial tubercle
focal tenderness to tibial tubercle, enlargement of bony protrusion
symptoms may wax and wane
Osgood-Schlatter Disease
Patellofemoral pain syndrome treatment
strengthen quads, NSAIDs, stretching
complication of Osgood-Schlatter disease
painful nonunion will develop if intervening gap fills with fibrous tissue
Osgood-Schlatter tx (4)
Activity avoidance
Quad/hamstring stretches
NSAIDs, ice
Chopat strap if they can’t avoid the activity
patellar tendon inflammation from repetitive trauma
Patellar Tendonitis (Jumper’s Knee)
patellar tendonitis tx
Ice, NSAIDs, bracing/strapping, rest
Activity modification
PT
steroid injection not recommended
what structures are usually involved in a knee fracture
distal femur, proximal tibia, patella
sudden eccentric contraction of the quadriceps, usually with the foot planted & the knee flexed as the person falls
patellar tendon rupture
foot planted, knee flexed as the person falls
popping/tearing sound/sensation, immediate swelling, difficulty rising and bearing weight. Can’t extend knee or maintain terminal extension
Patella alta
Patellar tendon rupture
Patellar tendon rupture tx
Immediate surgical repair
acute knee pain, swelling, functional loss following a stumble/fall. Suprapatellar swelling, ecchymosis & tenderness are present, w/ low-lying patella
Quadriceps tendon rupture
rapid, eccentric contraction of the quadriceps muscle, w/ the foot planted and the knee partially flexed, commonly occurs during falls
poor extension, buckling of the knee, difficulty w/ stairs, absent patellar reflex
quadriceps tendon rupture
poor extension, buckling of the knee, difficulty with stairs, absent patellar reflex
quadriceps tendon rupture
quadriceps tendon rupture tx
surgery
types of knee bursitis (4)
prepatellar, suprapatellar, infrapatellar, pes anserine
bursitis tx (3)
Avoid triggers/overuse
NSAIDs
Steroid injections
Anterior knee pain causes (5)
quadriceps/patellar tendons patellofemoral pain syndrome bursitis patellar fx/dislocation Osgood-Schlatter Disease
Medial knee pain causes (3)
MCL
medial meniscus
pes anserine bursitis
Lateral knee pain causes (3)
LCL
IT band syndrome
lateral meniscus
Posterior knee pain causes (2)
Baker’s cyst
DVT