Written Flashcards
(129 cards)
What is knee extension rom actively?
0
What is the knee extension prom?
5-10
What is knee flexion rom?
130-140
What is knee internal rotation rom?
0-30
What is knee external rom?
0-40
When is knee rotation the greatest?
90 flexion
What are the femoral condyles separated by?
Intercondlyar fossa posteriorly
What do the femoral condlye bend to for?
Concave trochlear groove
What plane has the greatest surface area for the femoral condlyes?
Sagittal plane
Which femoral condlye lip is longer?
Lateral condlye
Which femoral condlye is larger and longer?
Medial
What is the tibial plateau in the frontal plane?
Concave
What is the medial femoral condlye in the sagittal plane?
Concave
What is the lateral femoral condlye in the sagittal plane?
Convex
Why is the femoral condlye axis oblique?
Femoral condlyes are larger than tibial plateaus
Medial condlye is larger than lateral condlye
What is the medial tibiofemoral angle?
Femoral head hangs over femoral shaft
Femoral shaft doesn’t coincide with the leg
Creates an obtuse angle
What is normal for middle tibiofemoral angle?
185-190
Physiologic valgus
What is an increased medial tibiofemoral angle?
Greater than 195
What is genu valgum?
Knock knee
Coxa vara of knee
What is lower than normal medial tibiofemoral angle?
Less than 180
What is genu varum?
Bow legged
Coxa valga
What is the q angle?
Line from Asis to midline intersecting with mid patella
What is a normal q angle?
15
Open chain knee flexion arthrokinematics?
Concave tibia on convex femur
First 25 minimal movement
After posterior bone motion roll and glide