Knee Vocabulary Flashcards
(18 cards)
Femur
Thigh Bone
Fibula
Small Shin Bone- only supports 10% of weight
Tibia
Big Shin Bone- Supports 90% of weight
Patella
Sesamoid Bone- The knee cap
Sesamoid
Small bone shaped like a seed
MCL
Medial Collateral Ligament
LCL
Lateral. Collateral Ligament
ACL
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
PCL
Posterior Cruciate Ligament
Quadricep Muscles
four muscles in front thigh
Hamstring Muscles
Muscles on back of thigh
Subluxation
partial dislocation
dislocation
separation of two bones at joint
Dashboard Injury
Injury to PCL
Meniscus
Pad of cartilage in between tibia and femur
Valgus
knee joint is angled out and away from body mid-line
varus
inward angulation of the joint
Osgood - Schlatter’s Disease
Overuse injury that causes a painful bump