Term
| Osteoarthritis is most likely to cause degeneration to which part of the knee? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Which knee ligament is the most common to be ruptured? |
|
Definition
| Anterior Collateral Ligament |
|
|
Term
| Which ligament is damaged by hyperextension of the knee? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Which ligament is damaged when the knee is flexed and impacted? |
|
Definition
| Posterior Collateral Ligament |
|
|
Term
| Which ligament in the knee is least likely to be injured? |
|
Definition
| Posterior Collateral Ligament |
|
|
Term
| Which ligament, when damaged, can cause damage to the medial meniscus? |
|
Definition
| Medial Collateral Ligament - it's attached to the medial meniscus |
|
|
Term
| What injuries are combined in the "Odonohue Triad"? |
|
Definition
| ACL, MCL, Medial Meniscus ruptures |
|
|
Term
| Why can a severely sprained ankle cause bruising and pain in the lateral knee? |
|
Definition
| the common peroneal nerve runs through the knee and ankle, and can be injured by a sprain, causing bruising and pain in the lateral knee. |
|
|
Term
| a young adult suffers pain in the medial knee after a sports accident, what is the likely diagnosis? |
|
Definition
| Medial Collateral ligament sprain |
|
|
Term
| an Older person has pain in her medial knee, but she doesn't remember hurting it. What are two likely diagnoses? |
|
Definition
*Medial meniscal sprain
* Osteo arthritis |
|
|
Term
| Which knee meniscus is more vulnerable to rupture, degeneration or tear? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Which ligament prevents the tibia from moving forward? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Which ligament prevents the tibia from moving backward? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| List the 4 knee ligaments in order of most likely to be damaged to least likely to be damaged. |
|
Definition
*ACL - most damaged
*MCL
*LCL
*PCL - least damaged |
|
|
Term
| What structure, that extends from the lateral epicondyle of the femur to the head of the fibula, supports lateral stability of the knee? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What strong, broad, flat band that extends from the medial epicondyle of the femur to the medial condyle and upper medial tibia contributes to medial stability of the knee? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Which muscle crosses the knee joint and hip joint? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What type of sprain consists of stretching but no ligament tearing, local tenderness, minimal edema, no gross instability with stress testing, and a firm end point to motions? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What grade sprain consists of a complete ligament tear, discomfort with manipulation but less than expected for degree of injury, a variable amount of edema, clear instability with stress testing and severe disability? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What grade sprain consists of partial ligament tears, moderate local tenderness, mild instability with stress testing, but a firm end point to motion? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| If you suspect an ACL injury, what 2 aspects of the patients history are most important to confirm? |
|
Definition
1)Traumatic event occurred
2) Mechanism of injury: anterior blow that hyperextended the knee |
|
|
Term
Most patients with what type of knee injury complain of immediate and profound pain that is exacerbated with motion, AND
snapping/popping sensation or sound at time of injury? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| A patient with what knee injury typically reports falling on a flexed knee or sustaining a direct blow to anterior knee with flexed knee? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Traumatic medial movements of the knee are likely to cause a (what) tear? |
|
Definition
|
|
