The Knee

Question 1

Is the knee primarily stable or mobile?

Answer 1

STABLE

Question 2

What does overpronation (pes planus) of the ankle, cause in the knee?

Answer 2

INTERNAL ROTATION OF LOWER EXTREMITY
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DYSFUNCTIONAL PATELLAR TRACKING
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VALGUS AT THE KNEE

Question 3

What does oversupination (pes cavus) of the ankle, cause in the knee?

Answer 3

EXTERNAL ROTATION OF LOWER EXTREMITY
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POTENTIAL VARUS
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HYPEREXTENSION with EXCESSIVE TIBIA EXT. ROT.

Question 4

What 3 major impacts can the hip have on the knee?

Answer 4

WEAK HIP LAT. ROTATORS and ABDUCTORS
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FEMORAL ANTEVERSION (+ Q-ANGLE, LAT PAT TRACK)
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INCREASED Q-ANGLE = PATELLAR TRACKING

Question 5

Anteversion is compensated for by _____________ rotating the lower extremity to achieve a more desirable fit in acetabulum.

Answer 5

INTERNALLY
(toe-ing in)
(more of a MSK concern than toe-ing out)

Question 6

Retroversion is compensated for by _____________ rotating the lower extremity to achieve a more desirable fit in acetabulum.

Answer 6

EXTERNALLY

toe-ing out

Question 7

Name the special test used to determine the anteversion Q-angle?

Answer 7

CRAIG’S TEST