course of the ACL
Lateral femoral condyle to anterior tibia
course of the PCL
Medial femoral condyle to posterior tibia
Valgus deformity
Distal bone in joint moves away from midline “knock kneed”
Varus deformity
Distal bone in joint moves toward midline “bow-legged”
course of MCL
Medial epicondyle of femur to medial condyle of tibia
course of LCL
Lateral epicondyle of femur to head of fibula
where do the menisci sit
Between the tibia and femoral condyles
most commonly injured knee ligament
ACL
tests for ACL injury
anterior drawer test, Lachman test
dashboard injury
PCL
test for PCL injury
posterior drawer test
valgus stress causes
MCL injury
varus stress causes
LCL injury
components of unhappy triad
ACL injury, MCL injury, medial meniscus tear
cause of unhappy triad
Force applied to knee with foot planted (force pushing toward midline)
test for meniscus tear
McMurray test
insertion of patellar tendon
tibial tuberosity
sign of a patellar fracture
cannot extend knee against gravity
major flexors of hip joint
iliopsoas, tensor fasciae latae, sartorius, pectinius
major extensors of hip joint
gluteus maximus, hamstrings
muscles of hamstrings
semimembranosus, semitendinosus, biceps femoris
function of hamstrings
extend hip, flex knee, rotate hip
hip abductors
gluteus medius, gluteus minimus
hip adductors
adductor longus, adductor brevis, adductor magnus, pectineus, gracilis