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Knee soft tissue injuries Flashcards

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what are examples of traumatic knee injuries?

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  • ACL
  • PCL
  • MCL
  • PLC (post lateral corner)
  • meniscus
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what are the roles or functions of the ACL?

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  • primary stabiliser of the knee
  • controls medial rotation of the tibia on the femur
  • resists anterior movement of the tibia on the femur
  • aids to restrict hyperextension of the knee
  • guides the knee locking mechanism
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what is an ACL injury classified into?

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  • partial or complete tear
  • the ACL is designed to withstand a certain level of force - if the threshold is met the ligament can rupture
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what is epidemiology?

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how often diseases or conditions occur in different groups of people and why

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what are 5 variables that predict return to sport after an acl injury?

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  • age at injury
  • competitive athlete status
  • time of surgery
  • cartilage surgery
  • cartilage lesion - damage to cartilage tissue
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how do ACL injuries happen?

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1.** non contact-** changiung direction rapidly, landing after a jump, deceleration
2. contact - tackles, collisions, direct blow to the knee

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what other structures can an ACL tear occur in association with & what term describes this?

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  • medial collateral ligament
  • medial meniscus
  • called the uphappy triad
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what are the** intrinsic risk factors** for acl injury?

intrinsic - factors about us

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  • age
  • high BMI
  • gender - female more likely
  • ethnicity- white more likely
  • anatomy - variation?
  • previous acl injury
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what are examples of modifiable risk factors for ACL injury?

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  • high BMI
  • poor fitness ;level
  • reduced hip strength
  • neuromuscular control
  • biomechanics - faulty
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what are the signs & symptoms of ACL injury?

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  • patient describes a pop or crack at the time of injury
  • unable to continue playing on
  • able to walk after - if complete tear- nociceptors have been disrupted and person cant feel pain as much
  • larger amount of swelling within hours
  • haemarthrosis - bleeding in the joint
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what would be signs of ACL injury during subjective exam?

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  • if patient says they are in pain and knee is swollen
  • if patient has difficulty moving knee
  • if the patient has a event or MOI in patients medical history
  • if the patient describes the knee as a feeling of ‘giving way’
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what might you notice in a physical examination of someone with an ACL injury?

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  • haemarthrosis - bleeding in a joint
  • reduced ROM of knee
  • antalgic gait (abnormal shortened stance phase as they dont want to place weight on injured leg)
  • positive stability tests eg anterior drawer test and lachman’s test
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what stability test is the most sensitive and specific test for ACL & what signifies a positive test?

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Lachmans test
* positive - lack of end feel and anterior movement of tibia on femur

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on physical examination of a patient with a suspected ACL injury, should you do a posterior or anterior drawer test first?

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  • posterior drawer test first always !
  • As we want the knee to be in neutral
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why are females more likely to tear their ACLs?

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  • different biomechanics
  • anatomical hormonal differences
  • difference in neuromuscular control
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how do the greatest ACL strains occur?

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  • combined loading pattern - frontal and transverse plane movements with anterior tibial shear (force)
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what are the options for reconstruction of the ACL (surgical options)?

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  • allograft - donor tissue from cadaver
  • autograft- graft from the injured patients body - either from** hamstring or patella tendon **
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compare bone patella tendon bone vs hamstring grafts as a surgical method

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  1. PBTB- most commonly used, **good healing **as bone is stronger and heals fast, lower re-rupture rate, strongest graft
    2.     hamstring - second most commonly     used, semitendinous muscle used, used in younger patients, not as strong as BPTB graft, smaller graft scar
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what are the goals for post-operative rehab for ACL tear?

months 4-5 and months 5-6

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  1. months 4-5 - normalise knee ROM, optimise strength and focus on basic foundational movement patterns
  2. months 5-6- progress strength, flexibility, neuromuscular control, endurance, running on level surfaces
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what are the most effective components in warm up to focus on to prevent ACL injury & how long should you do this for?

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  • balance work
  • biomechanical training - focusing on hip, knee and ankle
  • strength training - hamstrings, quads and glutes
  • pylometrics
  • 10-15 mins - 2-3 times a week
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is the PCL often injured with other ligaments?

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  • yes - often injured with other ligaments
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what is the MOI of a PCL injury?

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  • direct blow to anterior tibia with flexed knee
  • hyperextension injury
  • fall onto flexed knee
  • tibia falls back on femur
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what are the signs and symptoms of a PCL injury during a subjective exam?

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  • posterior knee pain going into calf
  • feeling of instability of the knee
  • unable to play or peform
  • difficulty walking
  • descent on stairs - pain and difficulty (as knee is partially flexed)
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what are the signs and sympotoms of a PCL injury during a physical exam?

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  • swelling
  • posterior sag sign- tibia sagging in relation to the femur
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what does a positive sag test look like?
* tibia subluxes posteriorly when the PCL is ruptured
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what is the **active quadriceps test** for pcl injury?
* Patient lying in supine with knee and hip flexed * patient contracts quads with the physio stabilising the ankle and providing reisstance * contraction draws the tibia anteriorly in a PCL deficient knee
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what is the posterior drawer test?
* patient lying in supine with knee flexed * physio sits on patients foot * physio places hand on tibial tuberosity and pushes tibia back after picking up soft tissue slack * positive test - if there is excessive posterior translation or movement
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in what cases might surgery be recommended for PCL injury?
* if other structures involved * grade III tear detected * significant rotatory instability of knee
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what are the roles of the medial collateral ligament?
* stabilises the medial aspect of the knee * restricts rotation and valgus (knees pointing inward) stresses * note the MCL merges with the medial meniscus
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describe the **signs and symptoms** of a **MCL tear grade I**
* pain and tenderness on palpation + * valgus stress testing is painful * minimal swelling * minimal loss of rom * reduced strength * patient may or may not have difficulty weight bearing
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Describe MCL tear grade II
* pain and tenderness on palpation ++ * valgus stress painful but lax (loose) but definite end point * effusion - fluid in capsule * loss of ROM * reduced strength * difficulty weightbearing * will feel unstable * brace is indicated
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what does the management (conservative) of MCK grade I-II involve?
* POLICE * modified rest * protected weightbearing * brace * taping * progressive, outcome based rehab * proprioception and sport specific training
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describe a **grade III MCL tear**
* usually torn from femoral attachment * patient will report floppy or wobbly knee * immediate pain at the time of injury but may settle as the fibres are torn * may have initial swelling - can settle quickly as fluid escapes through torn capsule * gross laxity (looseness) on testing
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what is the management for MCL grade III
* POLICE * modified rest * protected WB * locked brace for 6 weeks * surgeons discretion to increase range of motion
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what is a good test for MCL injury?
valgus stress test * knee in flexion - physio holding it - applyoing medial force from the lateral part of knee * positive test - increased laxity and pain
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Describe an LCL injury and the roles of the lcl
1. roles - stabilises lateral aspect of knee 2. injuries - less common than ACL and MCL, injury is due to excessive or direct varus stress on kne
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what is the varus stress test?
* test used to detect LCL injury * patient in supine with knee flexed to 20-30 degrees and physio holds leg * physio applies force on the medial side of knee * pain and laxity - potential positive
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what is a PLC injury?
* traumatic inury with lateral instability, PCL and ACL injury * surgery generally indicated * many are missed - always assess
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what does the MOI of a PLC injury involve?
* blow to anteromedial knee * **varus blow to flexed knee ** * contact or non contact hyperextension * external rotation twisting injury * knee dislocation
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how can meniscal injuries occur?
* forceful rotation or twisting of knee on a planted foot * often associated with ligament injury eg MCL and medial meniscus
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what are the main tests for meniscus tear?
* mcmurrays test * apleys test * palpation of medial or lateral joint line
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what does the mc murray test involve - lateral vs medial menisci and what does a posiitve test signify??
* patient lying supine * put patient knee into flexion and tibia in internal rotation (lateral meniscus0 * then put patient knee into full flexion and externally rotate the knee for medial mensicus * ensure physios hand is on the joint capsule to palpate any cracks or pops * positive test - audible clicks with pain

NMSK1 - physio 1 (36 decks)

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