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Knee 1: ACL, MCL, LCL, meniscus (96 cards)

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ACL sprains/tears are defined as

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sudden/violent twist of tibiofemoral joint, which stretches/tears ACL

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Grade I knee sprains

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MILD: stretched ligament with micro tears. Can still WB

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Grade II knee sprain

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MODERATE: partial tear
mild to mod instability, knee giving out while standing/walking

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Grade III knee sprain

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SEVERE: complete tear, unstable

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Most ACL injuries occur (with/without) contact?

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WITHOUT CONTACT, mostly landing a jump. No single cause (combo of intrinsic and extrinsic factors)

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ACL injury intrinsic factors

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joint laxity
larger Q angle (women)
narrow intercondylar notch

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ACL injury extrinsic factors

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muscle strength! SPECIFICALLY HAMSTRINGS (ACL agonist to prevent anterior tibial translation)
-usually quad is stronger, so there is imbalance

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ACL common demographics

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female athletes
14-29 years (highly athletic)
*differences due to muscle stuff, joint laxity, narrower notch width index

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ACL provides 85% of total restraining force of ____ translation of tibia

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anterior

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ACL strains can occur due to what 3 things?

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  1. sudden stop/twist/pivot
  2. hyperextension/extreme straightening
  3. direct impact to outside of knee/lower leg
    *usually during sudden cut/deceleration NONCONTACT
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ACL is frequently injured along with what structures?

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MCL and medial meniscus

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There is a 100 fold increase in ACL injury in ____ players compared to general pop.

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college football players

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Are male or female athletes more susceptible to ACL injuries?

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female

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What are three contributing factors to ACL injuries? hint* sports related, gender, NWI

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  1. sports related (football, baseball, soccer, skiing, basketball)
  2. female athletes
  3. femoral notch stenosis (NWI<0.2)
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What are the common signs of ACL tears?

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pain
AUDIBLE/FELT POP**
feeling knee give out
inability to continue sport
swelling, large hemarthrosis
instability
loss of knee ROM

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What hurts ACL tears?

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walking, stairs up or down, sport
change of direction
cutting, pivot, jump

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What makes ACL tears better?

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elevation
NSAIDS
muscle relaxants
ice
rest

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surgical options of ACL tears

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intraarticular reconstruction:
1. bone-patella-bone autografts
2. hamstring tendon grafts
3. allografts

surgical reconstruction:
1. autografts (patellar tendon, quad tendon, hamstring, medial head of gastroc)
2. allografts (donor achilles, patellar, quad, hamstring tendon)

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Why would you use an allograft for ACL tear?

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less invasive, quicker return to function
cons: disease, infection, weaker than autografts

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Rehab of ACL depends on if they had surgery or not.
If they had surgery, take into mind that…

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autographs undergo ligamentation (strong at implantation)
collagen matures for 1-2 years after surgery
transplanted graft does not ever get to normal ACL tissue level

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Can you test meniscal tears through palpation?

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very low validity. rely on X-rays

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When does collagen mature in ACL autograft?

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1-2 years after surgery (never obtains all cellular features of normal ACL tissue)

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What are the stages of ligamentation? (ACL surgery)

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  1. necrosis (1-3 weeks)
  2. revascularization (6-8 weeks): peripheral to central
  3. cellular proliferation (8+ weeks)
  4. collagen formation, remodeling, maturation (8+ weeks)
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Phase I of ACL rehab (0-14 days)

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ACUTE INFLAMMATORY PHASE
goals: maintain ROM, decrease inflammation
*basically all interventions for all the phases include meds, modalities like e-stim on quads, ultrasound, ice, myofascial release, LE flexibility of hamstrings, ITB, hip flexors, and a HEP

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Phase 2 of ACL rehab (15-21 days)
Reparative Phase: progress as pain allows gals: return ROM (FULL EXTENSION), MINIMIZE SWELLING
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Phase 3 of ACL rehab (22-60)
Remodeling phase progress when PAIN FREE ROM and NO FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS goals: increase agility, progress to return to sports, address contributing factors
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Phase 4 of ACL rehab (day 60-1 year)
Remodeling Phase Progress to this phase when NO FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS goals: correct contributing factors to injury, retrain muscles
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MCL tears are defined as:
sudden twist of tibiofemoral joint, stretching MCL.
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what is the unhappy triad?
MCL, ACL, medial meniscal tears together
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What is the most common of all ligament injuries?
MCL sprain
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What contributes to MCL injuries?
1. sports related injuries (similar to ACL) 2. long term corticosteroid use (weakens ligaments) 3. systemic diseases=joint laxity, like RA/lupus
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What is the most common cause of MCL injury?
valgus stress/external tibial rotation *direct blow to outside of knee (combo of intrinsic/extrinsic factors) occurs most commonly at femoral attachment
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Partial MCL tears due to noncontact injuries are due to ____, ____, ____ motions
deceleration, cutting, pivoting
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overuse injuries of MCL are found in ______(which kind of athlete/sport?)
swimmers (whip-kick technique) *also caused by severe knee twist in skiing/wrestling, fall twisting lower leg outward
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common signs of MCL tears
-TEARING, NOT POP -bruising of medial knee (MCL is extraarticular) -swelling -limp/pain with knee extension -instability -loss of ROM, stiffness -medial joint line pain
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What makes MCL injuries hurt more?
-extension of knee -initial contact in gait -stairs up or down walking downhill -starting run -uneven ground=instability -changing directions (turning contralaterally)
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what makes MCL injuries feel better?
elevation NSAIDS, muscle relaxants, pain meds ice rest
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is the MCL well or poorly vascularized?
well vascularized! surgery is rarely required.
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In first 72 hours, the knee is ____ to prevent valgus stresses to knee in MCL tears
braced
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During first 6 weeks post MCL tear, knee should be protected to avoid excess_______(what position/loading?)
valgus loading *to allow scar tissue to form and reinforce damaged ligament
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typically, a grade I or II MCL injury will heal within _____ days
11-20 days
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a grade III MCL injury will take around _____to heal
6 months-1 year *in rare cases, surgery performed
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If patient has MCL surgery, first 3-4 weeks bracing is in what position? Brace is kept on until 6 weeks post op
close to full EXTENSION *bracing may be removed frequently for AAROM, AROM exercises
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complete rehab of MCL surgery takes
6 months
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Phase I of MCL injury (0-2 weeks)
Acute Inflammatory Phase goals: maintain ROM, protect joint/ligament, decrease inflammation
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Phase 2 of MCL injury (15-21 days)
Reparative Phase progress as pain allows (protect full extension bc it stretches MCL) -return ROM, minimize swelling
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Phase 3 of MCL injury (22-60 dyas)
Remodeling Phase -pain-free ROM -no functional limitations goals: increase agility, progress return to sports, address contributing factors
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Phase 4 of MCL tear (2 months-1 year)
when to progress: no functional limitations goals: correct contributing factors, retrain muscle activity
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LCL sprains are defined as
sudden twist of tibiofemoral or tibiofibular joint, stretching LCL
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LCL injury most commonly occurs at what attachment?
fibular attachment (75% of the time)
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overstressing LCL occurs with a ____force at knee
varus (ligament failure due to excessive loading)
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LCL sprain is the most/least common?
LEAST COMMON (2% of all knee injuries)
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LCL controls varus loading and external rotation of tibia. LCL contact injuries are caused by _____ load to the knee
direct varus load=complete tear Most common method of injury: direct varus force, foot pointed and knee extended
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What are related injuries with LCL injuries?
common fibular nerve, posterolateral capsule damage, PCL damage
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The much less common mechanism of injury to LCL is knee (add/abd), (flex/ext), (int/ext rotation of femur)
knee adduction, flexion, external rotation of femur
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What are common signs of LCL injury?
-pain -pop to knee (MCL is tearing, not pop) -bruising to lateral knee (LCL is extraarticular) -swelling building for several days -instability -loss of ROM and mod stiffness -lateral joint line pain
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what makes LCL tears hurt more?
-starting run -walking long distances -uneven ground: instability feeling -changing directions (ipsilateral turn)
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what makes LCL injuries feel better?
elevation NSAIDS, muscle relaxants, pain meds ice rest
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LCL rehab recommendations: after repair, patients are instructed to put ____ weight on their foot when standing/walking for up to 6 weeks
little to no weight for 6 WEEKS
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after LCL repair, weight bearing precautions last up to ___ weeks
12 weeks (following ligament reconstruction)
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After LCL surgery, knee is braced into ______ for 3-4 weeks
full extension for 3-4 weeks *some surgeons use contin passive motion machine-pt can come out of brace to use it
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at 5-6 weeks, LCL repair patient will wear ______
knee brace with hinge protect during walking
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complete LCL recovery takes how long?
6 months to 1 year
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Phase I of LCL injury (day 0-2 weeks) is called
acute inflammatory phase -initial injury -goals: maintain ROM, protect, decrease inflammation
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What are interventions for all ligament injuries?
▪ Medications: Antiinflammatories/muscle relaxants ▪ Modalities: E-stim for quadriceps contraction, ultrasound, ice after activity ▪ Myofascial release to global muscles as needed ▪ LE flexibility: Hamstrings, ITB, and hip flexors ▪ HEP: ROM exercises, lower extremity flexibility, hip strengthening, RICE
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Phase 2 of LCL injury (day 15-21) is called:
Reparative phase Progress to phase 2 as pain allows goals: restore normal ROM, minimize swelling interventions: walking program as needed
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Phase 3 of LCL injury is (day 22-60)
REMODELING PHASE when to progress: when ROM is PAIN FREE, no functional limits goals: increase agility, progress to return to sports, address contributing factors
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Phase 4 of LCL injury is known as (day 60-1 year)
Remodeling phase when to progress to this phase: no functional limits goals: correct contributing factors, retrain muscles
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Meniscal injury is defined as
tear/degeneration of semilunar, fibrous cartilage in knee joint
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Meniscal injury is diagnosed by palpation or arthroscopically/MRI?
arthroscopically (gold standard) or MRI can be medial, lateral meniscus, or both
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for degenerative meniscal tears, what is a risk factor?
age (60% of people older than 65 have degenerative tears)
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young, active, athletic people are more susceptible to _____ meniscal tears
acute, traumatic
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true or false: meniscal tears result from minor or major trauma to knee OR from degeneration
TRUE trauma: young degeneration: old
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degenerative tears can be age related or result from repetitive _________
squatting/kneeling
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medial meniscus is more commonly injured than lateral (true or false)
true! bc of its attachment to the joint capsule, it is less mobile than the lateral meniscus
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meniscal tears are often associated with ____tears
ACL (think unhappy triad)
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bucket handle tears are _____
vertical tear with displacement of inner margin most often associated with ACL tear more common in medial meniscus
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radial tears are most often found in ____aspect of ____meniscus
found in medial aspect of LATERAL MENISCUS can be associated with ACL tear commonly from TRAUMA, often in young, active individuals
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horizontal meniscal tears are (traumatic/degenerative)?
degenerative: found in older people with OA *think older people with OA are tired and need to be horizontal (lie down)
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longitudinal tears involve _____of meniscus
posterior portion of meniscus typically associated with ACL tear
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Flap tear is a displaced flap secondary result from _____, ____, ____ tear
radial bucket handle horizontal
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what is the mot common type of meniscal tear?
LONGITUDINAL TEAR *posterior part of meniscus, typically associated with ACL tear
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oblique tears are a ____ tear running obliquely from inner edge of meniscus out into body of meniscus
FULL THICKNESS TEAR
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degeneration of meniscus is always pathological (true or false)
false: degenerative tears occur as natural part of aging (collagen fibers break down)
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how do traumatic meniscal tears happen?
compressive force coupled with rotation while knee is flexed *most from NONCONTACT (landing from jump, pivoting, decelerating, cutting)
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degenerative tears are found in what age group?
older than 65 nontraumatic from repetitive activities or history of trauma like ACL tear or knee surgery
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4 contributing factors to meniscal tears
age (degenerative tears) weight previous surgical history previous knee trauma
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do meniscal injuries have a referral pattern?
no
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common signs of meniscal tears
clicking, popping, locking, giving way, catching pain with WB joint line tenderness/pain swelling, decreased, painful ROM
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any position of non weight bearing will make meniscal injuries feel better or worse?
better (only easing activity)
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meniscal repairs are recommended for who?
active young people (younger than 50) OR older athletic people
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meniscal repairs are recommended for tears to the inside or outside edges of mensicus?
outer edges (vascular region)
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partial meniscetomy is recommended for tears in the _____ region of meniscus
avascular region/complex tears that cant be repaired
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surgical options for meniscus repairs
arthroscopy: partial meniscectomy or meniscal repair meniscal transplantation
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Goals for meniscal tear rehab include LE strength and ROM exercises with _____ (open or closed chain?)
limited weight bearing (open chain like heel slides, quad sets, straight leg raises, stationary bike, hip abduction)
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what else is involved with meniscal rehab?
limit high compressive shear forces (control excess WB) modalities to decrease pain/inflammation stretching and soft tissue mob for hams, quads, calf to improve knee ROM gait train with assistive device patellar mob

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