Flashcards in Knee Deck (15)
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Tinel's
seated or supine
tap over lateral fibular head (common peroneal nerve)
2
Ligament stability
supine
1. abduct (valgus) -- MCL
2. adduct (varus) -- LCL
3
Drawer
supine with knees flexed
anterior: P-A pull -- ACL
posterior: A-P push -- PCL
4
Slocum's
"anterior drawer w/ rotation"
ACL and MCL / LCL
rotatory instability
5
Lachman's
supine, knee slightly flexed
stabilize femur and P-A pull on leg
(BEST ACL test)
6
Fouchet's (GRIND)
supine
compress patella, if no pain, rub sideways (Perkin's sign)
CMP
7
Clarke's (COMPRESSION)
supine
traction patella inferior and pt contracts quads
CMP
8
Ballotment
supine
compress patella, release (+ rebound)
Major effusion
9
Patellar tap
supine
"milk" down to superior pole and press patella (+ feel)
Minor effusion
10
Mcmurray's
supine w/ hip and knee flexed (90/90 position)
1. ext rotate and extend leg -- Medial Meniscus
2. intern rotate and extend leg -- Lateral Meniscus
11
Apley's
prone w/ knee flexed
Compression: press down with rotations (twice) -- Menisci
Distraction: pull up with rotations (twice) -- collateral ligs
12
Fairbanks
aka patella apprehension
aka knee apprehension
supine
knee extended, manually displace patella laterally
(look at pt's face... + is fear)
13
Ext. Post Sag Sign
supine
doctor lifts both legs by heels off the table , comparing knee sag (PCL)
14
Sag Sign
supine
pt bend knees, doctor observes (PCL)
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