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MOI for patella fracture

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  • fall onto anterior knee

- sudden quad activation - usually as the knee is flexing

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Symptoms and physical exam of patella fracture

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Symptoms

  • painful/inability to extend knee
  • anterior knee pain

Physical examination

  • palpable gap at fx site
  • local tenderness
  • painful MMT > AROM knee extension
  • painful end range flexion ROM
  • antalgic gait
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What are signs of antalgic gait?

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  • diminished stance time
  • lift off pattern/flat foot instead of toe off
  • decreased knee extension during gait
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______ tendon ruptures are common for < 40 y/o

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patella

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_______ tendon rupture common with > 40 y/o

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quad

- males 4-8x more likely

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MOI of quad and patellar tendon

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  • eccentric overload extensor trauma
  • force of quad while the knee is flexing. ex: landing from a jump

quad - commonly related to regaining balance/ rapid quad contraction
patellar - jump landing common

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Symptoms and physical exam of patella and quad tendon rupture

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Symptoms
- anterior knee pain

Physical Exam

  • absent AROM knee extension vs painful AROM knee extension
  • painful knee flexion
  • palpable defect
  • antalgic gait vs unable to ambulate
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What is Osgood Schlatter disease? Who is common to get this?

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  • apophysitis (calcification) of tibial tubercle
  • adolescent athlete - repetitive loading of knee into flexion
  • male - 10-15 y/o
  • female - 8-13 y/o
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Symptoms and physical exam of Osgood Schlatter

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Symptoms

  • anterior knee pain
  • aggravated w/ activity or resisted knee extension

Physical Exam

  • local TTP
  • prominent tibial tubercle
  • pain at end range knee flexion
  • painful MMT w/ knee extension > AROM
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What is the most common site of osteochondritis dissecans?

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lateral aspect of medial condyle

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Who is common to get osteochondritis dissecans?

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  • males > females
  • greatest 10-20 y/o
  • active individuals
  • common bilateral
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MOI of osteochondritis dissecans. What else occurs?

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  • traumatic MOI most common

- hemarthrosis - blood in the joint within 2 hours if traumatic

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Symptoms of osteochondritis dissecans

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Symptoms

  • non-specific knee pain
  • aggravated w/ activity and improves w/ rest
  • stiffness/swelling w/ activities
  • grinding, locking, catching
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Physical Exam findings of osteochondritis dissecans

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  • TTP femoral condyle/medial and lateral joint lines
  • antalgic gait
  • knee effusion - multidirectional ROM loss
  • limited/painful knee ROM (flexion/extension)
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Symptoms and physical exam of meniscus lesion

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Symptoms

  • catching, locking, giving way at the knee
  • local knee pain

Physical Exam

  • pain at end range knee extension
  • pain/limited flexion ROM
  • painful/weak flexion and extension resistive testing
  • joint line tenderness
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Why should you check history of an older patient who has gradual onset of knee pain?

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Knee OA incidence is high following ACL injury

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Physical exam findings of ACL lesions

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  • weight shifted posture
  • knee joint effusion
  • antalgic gait
  • A/PROM painful/limited all planes
  • Boggy/guarded endfeel
  • weak MMT and painful in all planes
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Physical exam findings of PCL sprain

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  • limited knee extension in stance phase
  • knee effusion
  • limited/painful knee extension and flexion ROM
  • pain w/ resistive testing of extension > 90 deg
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What is one clinical correlation of ACL tears that can be looked at in the clinic?

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quad-hamstring ratio

- decreased hamstring or core strength

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Symptoms of PCL injury

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  • local posterior knee pain aggravated w/ deceleration and kneeling
  • feelings of LE giving way/instability
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Common MOI for MCL sprain. Who most commonly get MCL injury?

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  • valgus force to knee
  • rotary trauma - quick directional change

younger males are most commonly injuried

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MCL injury symptoms and physcial exam

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Symptoms

  • medial knee pain
  • aggravated w/ activity, change in direction, valgus force at knee

Physical exam

  • swelling/bruising and local TTP
  • antalgic gait
  • limited/painful A/PROM
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Symptoms and physical exam of LCL sprain

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Symptoms

  • lateral knee pain
  • aggravated w/ directional change during ambulation

Physical Exam

  • local lateral knee effusion and TTP
  • guarded/boggy end-feel w/ end range ROM flexion/extension
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What predisposes someone to patellofemoral instability?

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  • small patella, shallow groove for patella
  • lateral tilt and lateral displacement toward extension (30 deg)
  • patella alta/baja
  • quad muscle imbalance
  • generalized ligamentous laxity
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There is a high occurrence for what after patellar dislocation?
condyle articular cartilage injury
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Symptoms and Physical exam of patellofemoral instability
Symptoms - giving way of LE (reflex inhibition) - peri-patella pain Physical Exam - peripatellar tenderness - hypermobility of patellofemoral - apprehension sign - swelling
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Clinical correlations to patellofemoral pain syndrome
- quad weakness/muscle imbalance - lateral retinaculum tightness (genuvalgum) - increased Q angle - hip abduction/ER weakness - altered foot/ankle kinematics - increased femoral angle of inclination - increased anteversion - limited hip extensor endurance - subtalar pronation (IR of tibia)
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History of PFPS
- athletes - female gender - insidious onset
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Symptoms of PFPS
- anterior knee pain - aggravated w/ sitting, stair ambulation, inclined walking, squatting - knee crepitus - catching of the knee (degeneration of underside of patella)
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Physical Exam of PFPS
- patella alta/baja - abnormal Q angle - painful squat - swelling - painful/limited knee flexion/extension - painful/weak knee extension - Hip ER/Abduction weakness - painful/hyper PF joint mobility testing
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Symptoms and Physical Exam of knee OA
Symptoms - retropatellar pain - aggravated by w/b activities, squatting, stairs, prolonged sitting - Crepitus Physical Exam - antalgic gait - swelling and TTP joint lines - painful/limited knee ROM - painful/limited knee resistive testing
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Arthrofibrosis history
- traumatic injury | - progressive increase in pain and knee ROM limitatins
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Symptoms and physical exam of Arthrofibrosis
Symptoms - stiffness (worse in morning) - knee swelling - crepitus - diffuse knee pain Physical Exam - limited knee extension during stance - limited/painful knee ROM - firm end feel w/ PROM - hypomobile knee and patella joint - swelling - weak/painful knee extension
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How much hyperextension is genu recurvatum? Where is the stress placed?
> 10 degrees - excessive stress on posterior knee structures
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What does genu recurvatum predispose someone to?
- ACL injury - compressive injury anteriomedial tibiofemoral joint - tensile loading posterolateral joint supporters - posterior corner capsulo-ligamentous avulsion injuries
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What should be checked in a patient w/ genu recurvatum?
distal pulses for nerve or vascular compression
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What is jumper's knee?
patella tendinopathy
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Symptoms and physical exam of patella tendinopathy
Symptoms - anterior knee pain - aggravated w/ jumping/extensor mechanism Physical Exam - TTP patellar tendon - painful squat - pain at end range flexion - pain during knee extension MMT
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In what knee position will someone w/ IT band friction likely have issues?
30 deg of knee flexion
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Correlations of IT band friction syndrome
- prominent femoral epicondyle | - leg length discrepancy
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history of IT band friction syndrome
- long distance runners - downhill skiers, jumping spots, weight lifters, cycling - insidious/progressive onset
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Symptoms and physical exam of IT band friction syndrome
Symptoms - lateral knee pain - aggravated w/ activity/ repetitive knee flexion/extension and stairs Physcial Exam - local TTP - + Ober's test - hip ROM painful end range ADDuction - potentially painful hip abduction MMT
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When should plica syndrome be considered?
after all other diagnoses have been ruled out
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Baker's cyst physical exam
- local swelling proximal to popliteal fossa - pain knee flexion/extension ROM - prominence of cyst increases w/ resisted knee flexion
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Superficial fibular nerve potential areas of compression
trauma posteriolateral knee, compartment syndrome | - dog hit side of knee or tackle to outside of knee
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motor distribution of superficial fibular nerve
Weakness w/ eversion | - fibularis longus and brevis
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Sensory distribution of superficial fibular nerve
distal 2/3 lateral leg/ankle/dorsal foot
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joint line tendernes indicates what?
meniscus lesion
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Thessaly test
- test to rule out meniscus lesion | - standing on 1 leg and pivot at full extension and 30 deg flexion
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Dynamic test
- lateral meniscus lesion | - figure 4 position and PROM to adduction and IR of hip
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Mcmurray's test
- meniscus lesion | - Flex knee then apply ER rotation while palpating joint line and extend, then again with IR rotation
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Appley's test
- meniscus lesion - pt in prone, flex knee to 90 and compress and rotate. Then distract and rotate - + if more pain w/ compression and distraction alleviates pain
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What is the gold standard for confirming ACL tears? What position is the knee in?
Lachman's test | - knee flexed 15 degrees
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What is the anterior and posterior drawer testing? What is the position of the knee
- anterior drawer - ACL integrity - posterior drawer - PCL integrity - knee in 90 deg flexion in hook lying and therapist sitting on feet
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Pivot shift test
- ACL integrity, rotary stability | - listening for audible pop of tibia relocating onto femoral condyle due to no ACL stopping the motion
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Clarke's sign
- Patellofemoral pain syndrome | - patient in full knee extension and pressure provided to quad tendon as patient contracts
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Pittsburgh Knee Decision Rule
1) Pt Hx blunt trauma or fall 2) Inability to bear weight x 4 steps 3) age < 12 or > 50 Criterion 1 or Criterion 1 + 2 or 3 - refer for imaging
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Ottawa Knee Decision Rule
1) TTP head of fibula 2) inability to bear weight x 4 steps 3) age > 55 - inability to flex knee 90 deg - isolated TTP of patella Any observed - refer for imaging
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Arthroscopic lavage and debridement - want full extension ROM by week ____ - want full flexion ROM by week ____
full extension ROM by week 1 full flexion ROM by week 3
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how long should you avoid loading of microfracture lesion?
~ 6-12 weeks
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How long is the protection phase after a meniscus repair?
~ 6 weeks
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What is the gold standard for ACL reconstruction?
double-bundle semitendinosus and gracilis autograft
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immediate post-op ACL phase | - weeks, ROM, muscles/exercises
- week 1 - knee A/PROM 0-90 deg - active quad contraction
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early post-op phase ACL | - weeks, ROM, muscles/exercises
- week 2 - knee flexion > 110 deg, full kne extension during gait - no extension lag w/ SLR - stair climb and cycling
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When can you start tibiofemoral mobs after ACL reconstruction?
around week 3
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Intermediate post-op ACL | - weeks, ROM, muscles/exercises
- weeks 3-5 - knee flexion ROM within 10 deg of nonaffected LE - quad strength 60% of nonaffected LE - closed chain exercises, step up and squats
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late phase-op phase ACL | - weeks, ROM, muscles/exercises
- weeks 6-8 - full knee ROM - quad strength > 80% of nonaffected LE - normal gait
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transitional phase ACL | - weeks, ROM, muscles/exercises
- weeks 9-12 - full knee ROM - maintain/improve quad strength - hop test > 85% of nonaffected side (wk 12)
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patella and quad tendon rupture repair first 3 weeks
protection, pain/inflammatory management
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patella and quad tendon rupture repair weeks 3-6
- light loading - ROM 0-45 - active knee flexion to 45 deg - gait w/ AD - hip muscle performance
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patella and quad tendon rupture repair weeks 7-12
- progression of loading to full w/b - hinge commonly locked 0-60 flexion - progressive CKC - knee extensor activation/coordination
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patella and quad tendon rupture repair weeks 9-12
- single leg CKC exercises | - increase tensile loading - max knee extension activation
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What is the TKA gold standard?
medial parapatellar (paramedian)
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Medial parapatellar (paramedian) TKA Advantages and Disadvantages
Advantages - great exposure for the surgeon - optimal for alignment Disadvantages - compromises quad muscle tendon (quad weakness)
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Subvastus TKA Advantages and Disadvantages
Advantages - spares quad - better post-op flexion - less pain and higher pt satisfaction - better patella tracking - faster ADL recovery Disadvantages - more technically complicated
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Midvastus TKA Advantages and Disadvantages
Advantages - minimizes quad trauma Disadvantages - disrupts VMO - no evidence to suggest any better outcomes than paramedian
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Lateral TKA Advantages and Disadvantages
Advantages - great exposure to structures that may be released - allows for correction of malalignment Disadvantages - less medial visualization - more technically complicated
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Minimally invasive TKA Advantages and Disadvantages
Advantages - avoids quad trauma - avoids patellar disruption Disadvantages - a greater technical challenge
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