Thigh

Question 1

1. A 29-year-old female comes to your clinic. Upon assessment, you noticed that the patient has a short muscle on the posterior thigh; what muscle/s could this be?
2. What condition does the patient have?
3. What muscle is the most commonly affected by this condition?

Answer 1

1. Short head of Biceps Femoris
   Semitendinosus
   Semimembranosus
   Adductor Magnus in the hamstring portion
2. Hamstring Strain Injury
3. Short head of Biceps Femoris

Question 2

A marathon athlete ran 10 kilometers for his upcoming competition. When accelerating running for about half of his goal, he suddenly felt pain in the ANTERIOR thigh and was not able to do his practice. What condition can you infer from the problem above?

Answer 2

Quadriceps strain

Question 3

A marathon athlete ran 10 kilometers for his upcoming competition. When decelerating running for about half of his goal, he suddenly felt pain in the POSTERIOR thigh and was not able to do his practice. What condition can you infer from the problem above?

Answer 3

Hurler’s Pose or passive insufficiency of hamstring

Question 4

1. This could be seen as bone growth on the muscle. What could this be?
2. What’s the MOI?
3. What’s the hallmark?

Answer 4

1. Myositis Ossificans
2. Due to trauma
3. Alkaline Phosphatase

Question 5

There is mostly neurologic trauma near the joint bone growth; what could this be?

Answer 5

Heterotopic Ossifications

Question 6

In heterotopic ossifications, it can result to:

Answer 6

SCI: Hip, Knee, Shoulder, and elbow
TBI: Shoulder
CVA: Shoulder
Burns: Posterior Elbow

Question 7

What drug could help heterotropic ossification ease the pain?

Answer 7

Disodium Etidronate

Question 8

What PT intervention could you issue for a patient that has heterotropic ossification?

Answer 8

Aggressive Stretching and Rest for acute

Question 9

What ultimate intervention could you issue for a patient that has heterotropic ossification?

Answer 9

Surgical excision of the bone