Lower Extremity Review

MOI: Direct blow or indirect trauma causes pain, swelling soft tissue may have deformity- may be open or closed, Tx: splinting to immobilize, ice, referral to dr. & x-ray

• Stress Fracture of Tibia or Fibula

• Tibial and Fibular Fractures

• Eversion Ankle Sprain

• Shin Splint

Very common sport injury cause by repetitive microtrauma is an overuse injury, pain in anterior portion of the shin, it can progress to stress fracture if not treated.

• Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome( Shin Splints)

• Shin Contusion

• Tibial and Fibula Stress Fracture

• Compartment Syndrome

Common overuse condition, results of repetitive loading during training can result in fracture if not treated -S&S pain with activity more intense after exercise, point tenderness, Tx: eliminate activity, require Bone Scan to help diagnose limit weight bearing, with gradually return to activity.

• Shin Contusion

• Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (Shin Splints)

• Stress Fracture of Tibia and Fibula

• Achilles Tendonitis

The job of the PCL is to

• keep the femur from moving backwards under the tibia

• keep the patella from dislocating

• keep the tibia from moving backwards under the femur

• prevent a patellar tendon strain

Osgood-Schlatter disease causes

• a bump on the point of attachment of the patella tendon to the tibia

• pain during activity

• swelling

• all of these

This picture indicates

• patella dislocation

• chondromalacia

• Osgood-Schlatter

• torn ACL

The second most likely knee ligament to be torn is the

• PCL

• MCL

• ACL

• LCL

The job of the meniscus is

• to provide stability

• provide cushion

• hold condyles

• all of these

This picture indicates what injury?

• torn MCL

• torn hamstring

• bicep femoral tendon tear

• meniscus tear

Which 2 of the following are cruciate ligaments?

• ACL and LCL

• MCL and PCL

• PCL and ACL

• MCL and LCL