sports med 12 (knee/leg injury)

A condition where the cartilage at the back of the patella is wearing away...

• Osgood Schlatter

• Gracillis

• Gluteus Medius

• patellofemoral syndrome

• none of these

This injury is most common in younger athletes...

• Osgood-Schlatter

• Gracillis

• Gluteus Mediusuadriceps

• patellofemoral syndrome

• none of these

These muscles flex the knee joint...

• Menisci

• Hamstrings

• Gluteus Medius

• Quadriceps

• none of these

This ligament prevents the tibia from moving backward on the femur...

• Meniscus

• PCL

• Fibula

• ACL

• none of these

Absorbs shock between the tibia and the femur...

• Meniscus

• Tibia

• Fibula

• Gracillis

• none of these

The ACL, PCL, and Patellar tendon all attach to this bone...

• Meniscus

• Tibia

• Fibula

• Gracillis

• none of these

The ligament frequently injured when an athlete receives a blow to the outside of the knee...

• LCL

• PCL

• MCL

• ACL

• none of these

The vastus lateralis and vastus medialis are included in this muscle group...

• Quadriceps

• Hamstrings

• Adductors

• Abductors

• none of these

Patellar dislocations most commonly occur when the patella is forced in a ________ direction.

• Anterior

• Posterior

• Medial

• Lateral

• none of these

The mechanism of injury is knee flexion and twisting motion...

• Quad Strain

• Hamstring Strain

• Meniscus tear

• patellar tendon strain

• none of these