Orthopeadic conditions of the knee Flashcards
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functio of mensici
aid force trmasiton
increase knee stability
acute menisci tear is caused by
twisting in deep flextion
osteoarthis - degenative
most common meniski to tear
medial meniski
sympotms of medial mesnik tear is
pain, clunking, locking, intermittened swelling
test for meniski tea is
mcmurrays test 0 inteal and exterl raotio while flexed
deep squat
thassalsy tests - interal and este troatio while weight bearing
investigation for mensik tera is
xray, mri
menik care is treated though
arthropsy - sometimes just remonig the dead part
knee repair for oa is
total , saving or sacrificing the cruciate ligament
comparen, medial, later or patello fmeoral
blood supply t the acl is
middle geniculate artery
acl tear reuslts in
loss of fucniton and tiba sliding foreared
acl tear prestion is
pop
hamtoartharitis - bleeding into knee joint
can’t walk on it
test for acl tear is
lachmans’ test
acl diagnoiss is
xray - for seconeary fracure
mri
treamte of acl tear is
partial mesiemcoy / ligamet repisre
hamstiing graft - this is very difficult
medial colllate ligmaent injury presentse as
hearing a pop or chriac
pain - severe
unable to keep playing
bruign on medial knee
mcl tear imaging is
xray - shows calfiction at femoral insertion
mri -
operative mcl tear is for
severe
fialednon operaive
repair or reconstio if avulsin , mideruife tear with good tissue
menical tears are difficult to tread due to
mensiscualr are higly avasucltar
osteochondritis dissecans is
where the bone sepeates from the bone due to lack of blood supply , repatieive steress , trama, gentics, ect
causes of osteochondriits dissecian is
herediteary, tramatuic, vasuclar
locaiton of osteochondritis disecans is
knee, meidal femoarl condles
presntiaont of osteochoitis dissnce s
aciity related pain
recurrent knee effuion
mecal sympon - locking, block full movement
test for osteocanis diccans is
wilsons test - intealr roation then exenio until point of pain, rthis is relaeved by external roation
treament of osteochois disdce is
artoary, subcondal drilling, fixing of long bone