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18 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
4 bones in the legs
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tibia
fibula femur patella |
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four ligaments in the knee
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ACL- anterior cruliate ligament
PCL- posterior cruciate ligament LCL- lateral collateral ligament MCL- medial collateral ligament |
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origin of the LCL
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lateral femur
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Insertion of the LCL
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fibula
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origin of the MCL-
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medial femur
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insetyion of the MCL
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tibia
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hamstrings causes the leg to
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flex
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quads causes the leg to
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extend
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two meniscus in the knee
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media- C: Shaped
lateral- O: Shaped |
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three bursa's in the knee region
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1.prepatellar bursa (on top of the patells)
2.suprapatellar bursa (between quad and femur) 3.infrapatellar bursa (below patellar tendon and tibia) |
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anterior muscles of the leg
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quads
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posterior muscles of the leg
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hamstrings, gastrocenumius
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medial muscles of the leg
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gracilis, sartorius
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lateral muscles of the leg
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ilitoba band (IT band)
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valgus stress test check
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MCL
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varus stress test check
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LCL
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when assessing the knee joint
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determining the mechanism of injury is critical
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tests to check knee ligaments
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-Lachman drawer test
-apley's compression test |