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Knee, ankle, patho
Pathologies of the ankle, foot, and knee
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Miserable Malalignment syndrome | alignment problem of the LE. Increase in the anteversion angle of the femoral head. Genu Valgus is a common association. |
| Prepatellar Bursitis | AKA housemaids knee. From constant pressure on the patella. |
| Chondromalacia | Softening and degeneraion of cartilage behind the knee. |
| Patellofemoral pain syndrome | Pai on Anterior surface of the knee. Alignment factors (Q-angle) Excessive foot pronation |
| Osgood-Schlatters disease. | Common over-use injury of adolescents Epiphysis(growth plate) on the tibial tuberosity of growing bone. |
| Patella Tendonitis | AKA jumpers knee tenderness at patella tendon for over use stress, or overloading sudden impact-jumping. (like basketball) (usually means theres a imbalance problem somewhere) |
| Genu Vargum(vargus) | Bowed leged |
| Genu Valgus(valgum) | Knocked knees |
| Genu Recruatum | Back knees knees are in more then 0 degrees of extension. |
| Shin splints | exercise induced pain along medial edge of Tibia. inflammation of the periosteum, over use injury. |
| Medial Tibial syndrome | anterior leg pain NOT bc of stress fracture. |
| Plantigrade | a normal foot, the sole is right angles when the person is standing. |
| Equinus foot | horse ft-hindfoot is fixed in PF |
| Calcaneus foot | ft-fixed in DF. |
| Pes Cavus | abnormal high arch |
| Pes planus | flat foot. Medial longitud arch is gone. |
| Hammertoe | PIP is flexed, DIP is extended |
| Hallux rididus | 1st MTP joint degeneration. pain and diminshed ROM. All MTP joints are hyperextended |
| Mallet toe | extended PIP and flexed DIP joint |
| Claw toe | flexed PIP joint and flexed DIP |
| Metatarsalgia | pain around metarsal heads. Pt will say "walking on pebbles", fels bruise. |
| Morton's Neuroma | 3rd and 4th web space metatarsals. Abnormal presure on plantar digtal nerves. Pain and numbness worsens w activity. |
| Turf Toe | VERY PAINFUL. caused by forced hyperextension at the MTP joint of the great toe. Seen in football, baseball, or soccer players. |
| Ankle Sprains | Sprain-Ligament tear Lateral Lig-95% of sprains When foot is in PF and Inversion**** |
| Lateral malleolus ankle Fracture | Most common ankle fx. usually involes twisting motion. |
| Bimalleolus Fx | Fx to both Mallelus |
| Trimalleolar Fx | both malleolus and posterior lip of the tibia Fx! |
| Achilles tendonitis | inflammation of the gastro-soleus tendon. |
| Ruptured Achiles tendon | A complete rupture pt has NO ability to PF ankle. Squeeze Gastro ms and if slight movement of Achillies tndon then not completely ruptured! |
| Triple Arthrodesis | a surgical procedure fusing the Talocan, calcaneocuboid, and talonavicular joints. Inversion&eversion motion of ankle r lost. BUT provides med-lateral stability and pain-relief at subtalar joint. |
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