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pt has patellofemoral arthralgia and/or patellar tracking disorders

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athlete with anterior knee pain

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knee pain in elderly pts

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osteoarthritis

3
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young athlete with tibial tuberosity pain

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Osgood Schlatter’s disease

4
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pt with complaint of knee instability

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chronic ACL damage

5
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pt with painful locking of knee

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meniscus tear

6
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history of hyperextension injury at the knee

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ACL tear or patellar dislocation

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history of hyperflexion injury at the knee

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PCL tear and/or ACL tear

8
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history of sudden deceleration in knee

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ACL tear

9
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history of Valgus force injury in knee

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MCL tear

10
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history of Valgus force with rotation in knee

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ACL, MCL, and menisci

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history of blow to a flexed knee

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contusion, patellar fracture, or PCL tear

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tests for ACL

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Lachman’s, anterior drawer, pivot shift test

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tests for meniscus

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McMurray’s, Apley’s compression and distraction

14
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collateral ligament tests

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varus and valgus stress tests

15
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tests for patellofemoral disorders

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compression, stability, and tracking

16
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Ottawa knee rules for acute trauma

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pt is over 55
isolated tenderness at patella
isolated tenderness at fibula head
pt is unable to flex the knee 90 degrees
pt is unable to bear weight immediately after injury
17
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pt reports sudden onset of knee pain following hyperextension injury, or sudden stopping or cutting, or after being hit from the side of the knee; may hear pop, joint swelling may appear, and pt is unable to bear weight

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ACL tear

18
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usually consists of anterior cruciate ligament tear, medial collateral ligament tear, and medial meniscal tear

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O’Donoghue’s triad

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xrays may show Segond’s fracture, potential tibial spine fracture, or head of fibula fracture

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ACL tear

20
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ACL should be this color on MRI

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black

21
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young athlete complains of knee pain following a blow to the front of his tibia with the knee in a flexed position or by forced hyperflexion

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PCL injury

22
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tests for PCL

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posterior drawer test

SAG sign

23
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refers to a characteristic linear fragment arising from the lateral margin of the lateral tibial plateau

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Segond’s fracture

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Segond’s fracture is associated with the disruption of

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ACL

25
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knee pain following a rotational injury and involves flexion and internal rotation of the tibia; swelling in the knee over a few hours; episodes of knee locking; knee gives away

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meniscus tears

26
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most meniscus injuries are due to

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compression and rotation

27
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on MRI the defect extends to the articular surface of the posterior horn

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meniscus tear

28
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young athlete complains of pain and swelling at the tibial tuberosity

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osgood-schlatter’s disease

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with osgood-schlatter’s disease, the apophysis may undergo an inflammatory reaction that is called

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a traction apophysis

30
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stiffness and knee pain that is worse with prolonged sitting or walking; varus deformity may be apparent

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DJD

31
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on xray may show decreased joint space predominantly involving the medial compartment with osteophytes, cystic changes, subchondral sclerosis and misalignment

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DJD

32
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young pt with insidious onset of anterior knee pain with a limp, occasionally the knee locks and swells, is a defect in the osteochondral bone and articular cartilage that usually affects the lateral portion of the medial femoral condyle

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osteochondritis desiccans

33
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occurs only on the convex surfaces of bone and is the most common cause of an intra-articular loose body

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osteochondritis desiccans

34
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FBI sign means

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fracture

35
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in older pts, calf pain should always suggest possibility of

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deep vein thrombosis

36
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pt has complaints of leg pain that occurs with walking and relief with rest

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claudication

37
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type of claudication that is secondary to spinal stenosis with compression of nerves and/or blood supply to the nerves causing leg symptoms that are related to exertion

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neurogenic claudication

38
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distinction between vascular and neurogenic claudication is due to

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posture

39
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pts with this claudication are more likely to be able to walk or ride a bicycle further before the onset of leg pain in a flexed position

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neurogenic

40
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claudication that involves stenosis of peripheral blood vessels compromising the blood supply to the muscles

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vascular

41
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smoking is a major risk factor for this type of claudication

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vascular

42
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older pts complain of leg pain after walking for a few minutes then must stop and rest before continuing; relief from rest is almost immediate

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intermittent claudication

43
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possible issues with the first toe

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Hallux valgus/rigidus, gout, sesamoiditis

44
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possible issues with metatarsals

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Morton’s neuroma, netatarsalgia, stress fractures

45
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possible issues with ankle

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inversion and eversion sprains

46
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possible issues with achilles tendon/heel

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tendinitis, bursitis

47
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pain on bottom of foot, dropped metatarsal heads, could be from direct trauma after jumping and landing on toes

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metatarsalgia

48
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pain on bottom of foot, insidious onset, pt may have less pain when barefoot, transverse compression may increase the pain, occasionally a mass may be palpated

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Morton’s neuroma

49
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constant pain of the forefoot especially with weight bearing, history of prolonged walking or running, tender to touch and pain with transverse compression

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stress fracture

50
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ankle pain and swelling following a twisting injury

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ankle sprain

51
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most ankle sprains involve these ligaments in sequence:

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anterior talofibular ligament, calcaneofibular ligament, posterior talofibular ligament

52
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eversion ankle sprains often damage this ligament

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deltoid ligament

53
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type of ankle sprain that has pain in malleolar region and tenderness at either malleolus or inability to bear weight immediately after

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plantar flexion inversion

54
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tests for ankle sprains

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anterior drawer test, varus and valgus stress test

55
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one of the impingement syndromes involving the ankle, classically described in ballet dancers

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Os trigonum syndrome or PAI

56
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when measured, the angle of the calcaneus should not be less than this many degrees

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28 degrees

57
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transverse fracture at the base of the 5th metatarsal

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Jones/Dancer’s fracture