Knee Pathology - Muscle, Cartilage, Bone, Other Flashcards

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Grade 1 Muscle Strain

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Pain: none or mild
ROM deficit: mild

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Grade 2 Muscle Strain

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Pain: moderate
ROM deficit: moderate

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3
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Grade 3 Muscle Strain

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Pain: none or severe
ROM deficit: severe
Maybe palpable defect

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4
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T/F: Quad strains are less common, and typically Grade 1-2

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True

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5
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Hamstring strain MOIs (2)

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  1. High speed running, eccentric contraction in swing phase (often Biceps Femoris).
  2. Hip flex + knee ext (often SemiMembranosus).
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Hamstring strain (running MOI) presentation

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SLR deficit
Knee flex strength deficit

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7
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Hamstring strain (hip flex/knee ext MOI) presentation

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Painful area closer to ischial tuberosity

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Hamstring strain - factors associated with longer recovery time

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Proximal injury, closer to ischial tub.
Increased length/area of injury.

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9
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T/F: a second hamstring injury usually is not as bad as the first

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FALSE!
2nd usually worse

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10
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What type of exercise is good for preventing recurrent hamstring strains?

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Eccentric

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11
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Meniscus injury usually occurs along with what other injury?

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ACL

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12
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Meniscus injury: acute/traumatic MOI

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Weight-loaded + rotation (pivoting & cutting)

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Menscus injury: degenerative MOI

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long-term loading

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14
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Medial Menscus injury: MOI

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Valgus, tibial ER

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15
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Lateral Menscus injury: MOI

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Varus, tibial IR

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16
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Most common type of tear with acute/traumatic menscus injury

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Vertical

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17
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Most common types of tears with degenerative menscus injury (3)

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Horizontal
Complex
Maceration

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18
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Meniscus injury: what are the 3 types of surgeries? Considerations for each type?

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  1. Meniscectomy: ideally want to avoid, increases risk of OA.
  2. Repair: preferred approach, preserves meniscus.
  3. Transplant: typically for younger/athletes with extensive damage & want to avoid meniscectomy.
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19
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What part of the meniscus has the greatest blood supply?

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Outer 3rd

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20
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Articular Cartilage Defect (ACD): risk factors (3)

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  1. Hx of knee injury/surgery
  2. High BMI
  3. Sports - jumping, pivoting, cutting
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Articular Cartilage Defect (ACD): insidious MOI

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prior hx of knee injury/surgery

22
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Articular Cartilage Defect (ACD): traumatic MOI

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Fall on knee
Severe ACL or MCL injury

23
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Articular Cartilage Defect (ACD): clinical presentation

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Hemarthrosis if acute/traumatic.
Agg = repetitive impact.

24
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Articular Cartilage Defect (ACD): palliative surgical options

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Debridement/Chondroplasty - not trying to fix anything, just remove the bad junk. Either to manage pain or prepare for ACI procedure.

25
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Articular Cartilage Defect (ACD): repair surgery - what is it & why is it not the best option?

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Microfracture - make the bone bleed, it clots, stem cells develop into cartilage.
Not durable - develops into fibrocartilage instead of articular. Fibrocartilage is weaker and will break down over time.

26
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Articular Cartilage Defect (ACD): restorative surgery options (3)

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Implantation (ACI)
Autograft (OATS)
Allograft (OCA)

27
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Implantation (ACI) procedure for ACD

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implant pt’s own chondrocytes, develops into hyaline cartilage.
Good for filling large defects, BUT hyaline weak.

28
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Autograft (OATS) procedure for ACD

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implant pt’s own cartilage, a bunch of tiny plugs.
BUT graft never fully fills in, holes remain.

29
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Allograft (OCA) procedure for ACD

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fills hole with 1 big plug, BUT body may reject (just like any transplant surgery)

30
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Post-op ACD procedure: WB restrictions for patellofemoral

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NWB in extension

31
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Post-op ACD procedure: WB restrictions for tibiofemoral

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Avoid WB in 30-70 (example: we could do knee extensions to 20)

32
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Osgood-Schlatter: what is it?

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apophysitis of tibial tuberosity

33
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Osgood-Schlatter: MOI

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repetitive loading

34
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Osgood-Schlatter: clinical presentation

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Tenderness at tibial tubercle.
Pain with quad resistance.
Agg = squatting.
Tightness in quads, hams, gastroc.

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T/F: after Osgood-Schlatter, it is best to hold off on return to sport until it resolves completely

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FALSE - pain can continue for years, regardless of activity

36
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Osteochondritis Dessicans: what is it?

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bone-cartilage unit detaches (often lateral aspect of medial condyle)

37
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Osteochondritis Dessicans: MOI

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repetitive microtrauma

38
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Osteochondritis Dessicans: when is fixation indicated as a treatment option?

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if only 1 piece detached

39
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Patellofemoral Instability: what is it?

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recurrent sublux or dislocation of patella out of trochlear groove

40
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Patellofemoral Instability: risk factors (5)

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  1. Dysplastic trochlea
  2. Patella alta
  3. Tight lateral retinaculum
  4. Insufficient medial stabilizers (medial PF ligament, VMO)
  5. Abnormal Q-angle
41
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Patellofemoral Instability: MOI

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forceful quad contraction

42
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Patellofemoral Instability: rehab treatment

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Taping
Strength
Movement patterns

43
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Patellofemoral Instability: surgical options & indications (4)

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  1. Medial PF Ligament Reconstruction - if torn.
  2. Lateral Retinacular Release - if due to tight retinaculum.
  3. Trochleoplasty - to fix shape of groove if dysplastic trochlea.
  4. Medialization of Tibial Tuberosity - changes the line of pull of quad on patella.
44
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Fat Pad Syndrome: what is it?

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Inflamed infra-patellar fat pad

45
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Fat Pad Syndrome: MOIs

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Direct trauma
OA
Effusion

46
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Fat Pad Syndrome: presentation

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Tenderness of patellar tendon in extension.
Pain with quad activation.
Hypertrophy of fat pad (maybe).

47
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Plica Syndrome: presentation

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Gradual onset.
Intermittent pain (often medial condyle)
Catching.
Clicking/popping with flex/ext.
Reflex inhib.
Agg = flexion.

48
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ITB Friction Syndrome: presentation

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Gradual onset (hip or knee pain).
May be d/t training errors (example increasing running mileage suddenly).

49
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T/F: stretching the ITB helps to lengthen it

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FALSE - focus on strengthening & stretching the surrounding muscles instead.