MSK- knee protocol

Question 1

what must exam include? (8)

Answer 1

1. Quadriceps tendon - long, trans +/- MT junction
2. Suprapatella bursa
3. Pre patella - long
4. Patella tendon - long, trans, insertion onto tibial tuberosity
5. Medial meniscus and MCL
6. Lateral Meniscus and LCL
7. Popliteal artery and vein to demonstrate patency
8. Medial popliteal fossa

Question 2

anterior knee- patient position?

Answer 2

• supine

- knee flexed 20-30 degrees

Question 3

anteriro knee components?

Answer 3

1. Quadriceps tendon (tears, M/T junction, tendonitis)
2. Suprapatella bursa (bursitis-simple/complex, synovial thickening, loose bodies)
3. Patella (gross changes eg erosion, bipartite, fracture) Patella tendon (tears, 4. tendonitis, insertion enthesopathy)
4. Infrapatella bursa (tendonosis, tears, bursitis, fat pad changes)
5. Infero-Medial - Pes anserine bursa

Question 4

infrapatella tendon AKA?

Answer 4

patella ligament

Question 5

Where is the infraptella tendon (patella lig.) located?

Answer 5

• The insertion of the infrapatella tendon onto the tibial tuberosity

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Question 6

posterior fossa patient postion?

Answer 6

• prone

- knee flexed slightly with a pad under the ankle for support

Question 7

what to view in the posterior fossa? (3)

Answer 7

• pop. vein and artery
• posterior joint
• medial popliteal fossa

Question 8

Popliteal fossa medial to lateral arrangement? (serve and volley next ball)

Answer 8

• semimenbranosus/ semitendonosus
• artery
• vein
• nerve
• biceps femoris