Knee

Question 1

How do you palpate head of fibula?

Answer 1

Locate fibula on lateral side of leg and run fingers up until you find head (LCL and biceps femoris attach here)

Question 2

How do you palpate the patella?

Answer 2

Make sure you go all the way round! Quads and patella tendons attach here

Question 3

How do you palpate tibial tuberosity?

Answer 3

locate tibia on anterior side of shin and run fingers up until you find tuberosity

Question 4

How do you palpate tibial plateau aka joint line of knee?

Answer 4

Run thumbs up tibia to tuberosity. Shift slightly above it and press thumbs all the way out to sides of knee (meniscus situated here)

Question 5

How do you palpate the condyles and epicondyles of the knee?

Answer 5

Find tibial tuberosity – palpate out along joint line – on either side epicondyles are widest part of outsides of bottom of femur. For condyles you can palpate the outer ridge