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what are the 4 mechanisms of knee injury?

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extensor mechanism injury
meniscal tears
ligament injuries
knee and patellar dislocation

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what is pseudolocking of a joint?

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similar symptoms of locked knee when standing after long time sitting due to destruction of patellofemoral joint

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who is an ACL injury most common?

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women as hamstring torque doesn’t come on as quickly to resist twisting as it does in males

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what can cause an extensor mechanism rupture?

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fall onto flexed knee with quads contraction

quads tendon or patellar fracture or patellar tendon

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what are the risk factors for extensor mechanism rupture?

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previous tendonitis
steroid use
chronic renal failure, ciprofloxacin

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how does an extensor mechanism rupture present?

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unable to do straight leg raise

palpable gap

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how is an extensor mechanism rupture treated?

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requires surgical repair

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what does an extensor mechanism rupture look like on imaging?

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high patella is patella tendon rupture

can be in normal position of quadriceps tendon rupture

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name 4 types of extensor mechanism rupture

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rectus femoris tear
quadriceps tendon rupture
patellar fracture
patellar tendon rupture

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most likely presentation of extensor mechanism rupture presentation?

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elderly patient who is taking steroids for something else, stands up quickly/falls etc and has extreme pain

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what is the function of the menisci?

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shock absorber
control synovial fluid lubrication
well innervated in the periphery so can sense pain/damage etc
distribute load evenly
improve congruence of the joint
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what are the 4 types of meniscal tear?

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longitudinal
bucket handle (extension of longitudinal)
radial
parrot beak tear

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common investigative surgery in the knee?

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arthroscope

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what can produce a meniscal tear?

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usually sporting injury in younger patients or getting up from squatting position in younger position
can get atraumatic spontaneous degenerate tears in older patients (over 40)

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what is a meniscal tear associated with?

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50% occur with ACL rupture

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where is a meniscal tear more common, medial or lateral?

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medial

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how is a meniscal tear treated?

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radial tears wont heal
consider arthroscopic repair in acute peripheral tears in younger patient
consider arthroscopic menisectomy for mechanical symptoms
acute tears can be repaired in young patients
repair limited as only peripheral 1/3rd has blood supply

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what signifies bucket handle meniscal tear?

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acute locked knee

15 degree springy block to extension

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how do you treat a bucket handle tear?

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emergency surgery

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does a surgical repair of meniscal tear always result in healing? why?

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no
low blood supply
not exposed
lots of movement during healing

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what is degenerate meniscal tear often a sign of?

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first stages of OA

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how do you manage a degenerative meniscal tear?

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initial swelling will settle and may just get flares from time to time, or be asymptomatic
surgery can be done if very severe but produces bad results if OA is present

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when should arthroscopic surgery be done for meniscal tear?

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locked knee

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when should surgery be considered for a meniscal tear?

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acute injury with MRI proven meniscal tear

meniscal tear and corresponding symptoms

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MCL and LCL function?
``` MCL = resists valgus stress LCL = resists varus stress ```
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ACL and PCL function?
``` ACL = resists anterior subluxation of tibia and internal rotation of tibia PCL = resists posterior subluxation of tibia and external rotation of tibia ```
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grade 1 knee ligament injury?
sprain - tear some fibres but macroscopic structure intact
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grade 2 knee ligament injury?
partial tear | some fascicles affected
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grade 3?
complete tear
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grade 4?
knee dislocation
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what happens in MCL rupture?
valgus instability
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what happens in ACL rupture?
rotatory instability
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PCL rupture?
recurrent hyperextension or instability descending stairs
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what does posterolateral corner rupture lead to?
varus and rotatory instability
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what can multiligament injuries result in?
gross instability
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which is more likely to cause a haemoarthrosis, ACL or PCL rupture?
ACL
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what causes a ligament rupture in general?
hyperextension of action (e.g tibia pushed back so far from injury/fall that the PCL cant resist it and snaps)
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how can a collateral ligament injury affect the other side and how is this diagnosed?
increased pressure on the opposite side due to rupture of the other ligament can cause bleeding/bruising in the opposite condyle lights up on imaging
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how is MCL injury treated?
physio bracing early mobility rarely needs surgery
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how does an ACL injury usually occur?
sports injury
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how is an ACL injury treated?
repair doesn't work - reconstruction only (after settling) - autograft - using hamstring or patellar tendon - allograft - achilles physio can stabilise ACL deficient knees ACL can stick to PCL to stabilise
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describe the outcomes of ACL rupture
1/3rd compensate and are able to function well 1/3 can avoid instability by avoiding certain activities 1/3 do not compensate and have frequent instability or cant get back to high impact sport
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how many ruptured ACL cases need surgery?
40%
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indications for ACL reconstruction?
rotatory instability not responding to physio protect meniscal tear patient keen to return to professional or high impact sport does not treat pain or prevent arthritis
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follow up of ACL reconstruction?
3 month to 1 year rehab can cause infection and stiffness some never get back to full sport and most have evidence of arthritis within 10 years
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what causes an LCL injury?
uncommon caused by hyperextension and varus often occurs in combination with PCL or ACL injury
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what causes a PCL rupture?
often in cyclists direct blow to anterior tibia or hyperextension injury rarely occurs alone
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what does a PCL rupture look like?
posterior drawer (tibia sitting behind knee)
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patella dislocation vs knee dislocation?
very different | knee dislocation very rare and bad news
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what causes a knee dislocation?
serious high energy injury with high incidence complication - popliteal artery injury - nerve injury - compartment syndrome
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how is a knee dislocation treated?
emergency reduction, recheck neurovascular status vascular surgery if needed temporary stabilisation multialignment reconstruction
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what can cause a patellar dislocation?
rapid turn or direct blow
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who is patellar dislocation more common in?
females adolescents people with ligamentous laxity valgus knee
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important questions in history?
what they were doing when the injury happened, what way it bent, sound they heard, what it looked like
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what is ehlers danlos syndrome?
genetic connective tissue disease causing joint hypermobility
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normal approach to OA?
non-pharmacological | sometimes pharmacological
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is OA a uniform disease?
no
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features of OA?
``` pain inflammatory flares stiffness loss of movement loss of function ```
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when can OA often flare?
holiday knee | increased activity while on holiday and walking around unlike being at home where people more likely to drive everywhere
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how is a LCL injury treated?
doesn't heal on its own can cause varus and rotatory instability complete rupture needs urgent repair if early (2-3 weeks) later = reconstruction (using hamstring or other tendon)
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how is a PCL rupture treated?
most isolated cases don't need reconstruction | if part of multialignment knee injury, usually needs reconstruction

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