Lower Ex Flashcards
(34 cards)
Which ligament is lax when the knee is flexed?
ACL
Flexion of toes - inn
Tibial n
Which ligament is lax when knee is extended
PCL
Prevents anterior displacement of tibia on femur
ACL
Forced adduction of leg at knee may injure ?
Lateral/ Fibular collateral ligament
Forced abduction of leg at knee may injure?
Tibial/ medial collateral ligament
Unhappy triad
ACL
MCL
Med meniscus
Patellar fracture - symptom?
Difficult leg extension at knee
Transverse fracture line
Knee extension - muscles, nerve
Quad femoris
Femoral nerve
Knee flexion - muscle, nerve
Biceps femoris, semimem, semiten
Sciatic
Lateral rotation of knee - muscle, nerve
Biceps femoris
Sciatic
Medial knee rotation - muscles
Sartorius, gracilis, semitendinosus
Can’t flex knee - nerve
Sciatic nerve, tibial nerve
Artery that may be injured with surgery of femoral hernia
Obturator artery - from internal iliac artery
Femoral artery - branch of?
External iliac
Femoral artery in relation to inguinal ligament
Enters femoral triangle posterior to inguinal ligament
Main blood supply to head and neck of femur
Medial circumflex artery - from profunda femoris
Femoral artery becomes the popliteal artery where?
Adductor hiatus
Termination of anterior tibial artery
Dorsalis pedis
Location of dorsalis pedis artery
Between EHL tendon and EDL tendon
Midway between medial and lateral maleolus
Great saphenous - empties into?
Femoral vein
Lesser saphenous - empties into?
Popliteal vein
MC involved in DVT
Anterior and posterior tibial veins
Ankle inversion - ligament injured
Anterior talofibular