Sports OR Day 1 Flashcards
MPFL origin and insertion
femoral insertion origin is between medial epicondyle and adductor tubercle (Schotte point)
superomedial border of the patella
What is the Q angle
angular difference between the quadriceps tendon insertion and patella tendon insertion creates a values axis
Angle the patellar tendon creates
Lateral angle
Blood supply to patellar tendon
Geniculate arteries
MPFL function
primary constraint to lateral patellar instability with knee flexion 0 to 20 degrees
Two other restraints to passive lateral subluxation
medial patellomeniscal ligament
medial retinaculum
How do you draw the Q angle
ine drawn from the anterior superior iliac spine –> middle of patella –> tibial tuberosity
Normal = 13 degrees in male, 18 in female
3 anatomic characteristics that lead to an abnormal Q angle
- femoral anteversion
- genu valgum
- external tibial torsion / pronated feet
anatomical factors
What muscle attaches to the MPFL
Vastus medialis
What is TT-TG distance
(Tibial tubercle Trochlear Groove
- measures the distance between 2 perpendicular lines from the posterior cortex to the tibial tubercle and the trochlear groove
- > 20mm usually considered abnormal
Indication for MPFL repair
acute first time dislocation with bony fragment
What do you do if TT-TG distance >20mm
Fulkerson-type osteotomy (anterior and medial tibial tubercle transfer)
Static structures in the PLC
- LCL
- Popliteus tendon
- Popliteofibular ligament
- Lateral capsule
- Variable –> arcuate ligament and fabellofemoral ligament
Dynamic structures of PLC
- Biceps femoris (inserts on the posterior aspect of the fibula posterior to LCL)
- Lateral head of the gastroc
- IT tract
1st layer of the lateral knee
IT tract, biceps