LE (Hip, Knee)

Question 1

Resting position of the hip

Answer 1

30 degrees flexion, 30 degrees abduction, slight lateral rotation

Question 2

Closed packed position of the hip

Answer 2

Full extension, medial rotation, and abduction

Question 3

Capsular pattern of the hip

Answer 3

Flexion, abduction, medial rotation

Question 4

What are the criteria for osteoarthritis of the hip?

Answer 4

Experiencing hip pain
Age is greater than 50 y.o.
Exhibit a cluster of ROM deficits at the hip
Duration of morning stiffness less than 60 minutes
Positive radiograph (osteophytes)

Question 5

Osteoarthritis

Answer 5

Defective integrity of articular cartilage associated with changes in the underlying bone and at joint margins

Question 6

What are the cluster of active ROM findings for the hip?

Answer 6

Hip IR < 15 degrees
Hip flexion < 115 degrees
Hip IR PROM > 15 degrees and accompanied with pain
Duration of morning stiffness of the hip less than 60 minutes

Question 7

What is the most painful provocative position of the hip?

Answer 7

Adduction, flexion, and internal rotation

Question 8

Pain located in the _______, ________, and _____ region are all diagnostic clues for hip pain.

Answer 8

Anterior groin, buttock, and posterior thigh

Question 9

Coxa valga

Answer 9

If the neck shaft angle of the femur is MORE than 135 degrees (pg. 720, Magee)

Question 10

Coxa vara

Answer 10

If the neck shaft angle of the femur is LESS than 120 degrees (pg. 720, Magee)

Question 11

Excessive femoral anteversion leads to ______ positioning while excessive femoral retroversion leads to ______ positioning.

Answer 11

toeing-in, toeing-out

Question 12

Closed packed position of the tibiofemoral joint

Answer 12

Full extension, tibia ER

Question 13

Resting position of the tibiofemoral joint

Answer 13

25 degrees of flexion

Question 14

Capsular pattern of the tibiofemoral joint

Answer 14

Flexion more limited than extension

Question 15

Closed packed position of the patellofemoral joint

Answer 15

Full extension

Question 16

Resting position: patellofemoral joint

Answer 16

10 to 20 degrees flexion

Question 17

Capsular pattern: patellofemoral joint

Answer 17

Limited movement based on tibiofemoral joint

Question 18

Iliotibial Band Syndrome

Answer 18

An overuse injury of the connective tissues that are located on the outer thigh and knee.

Question 19

Patellofemoral Joint Dysfunction

Answer 19

An injury that occurs at the articulation between the patella (kneecap) and the underlying femur.

Question 20

Osgood-Schlatter Disease

Answer 20

Apophysitis of the tibial tubercle

Question 21

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Answer 21

Pain in the front of the knee. It frequently occurs in teenagers, manual laborers, and athletes. It sometimes is caused by wearing down, roughening, or softening of the cartilage under the kneecap.

Question 22

Knee osteoarthritis: Traumatic Arthritis typically occurs between ages ___ and ___.

Answer 22

16 and 35

Question 23

What is the clinical predictor rule for OA of the knee joint?

Answer 23

Knee pain
Positive Radiograph
Morning stiffness LESS THAN 30 minutes
Crepitus with movement

Question 24

T or F: the medial meniscus is more commonly injured than the lateral meniscus

Answer 24

True

Question 25

Tearing of the medial collateral ligament involves what kind of force?

Answer 25

Valgus

Question 26

T or F: patellar maltracking is more common in males than females

Answer 26

False…it is more common in females

Question 27

“Nun’s knee” or “Housemaid’s knee” is also known as…

Answer 27

Knee bursitis