Knee Anatomy
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| Medial Femoral Condyle | Articulates with medial tibial condyle and is attachment for MCL
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| Lateral Femoral Condyle | Articulates with lateral tibial condyle and is attachment for LCL
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| Tibial Plateau | Flattened superior surface of the tibia
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| Tibial Tuberosity | Distal Attachment of Patellar tendon
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| Medial Meniscus | Cartilage which is more firmly attached to the tibia and more commonly torn
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| Lateral Meniscus | Cartilage which is freely moving in the middle and less commonly torn
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| Anterior Cruciate Ligament | Tissue preventing anterior translation of the tibia; attaches to the anterior border of the tibial plateau
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| Posterior Cruciate Ligament | Tissue Preventing posterior translation of the tibia; attaches to the posterior border of the tibial plateau
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| Lateral Collateral Ligament | Prevents Varus force to the knee; distal attachment is on the fibular head
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| Medial Collateral Ligament | Prevents Valgus force to the knee
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| Hamstrings | Semimembranosis, semitendinosis, biceps femoris; flexes knee
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| Quadriceps | Vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus intermedius, rectus femoris; extends knee
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| Patella | largest sesamoid bone in body
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| "Jumper's knee" | Patellar tendonitis
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| Largest bursa in body (in knee!) | Suprapatellar bursa
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| Chondromalacia | degeneration of articular cartilage of patella; knee cap "snap, crackle & pops"
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| Jobs of the Meniscus | shock absorption, stability/support, distributes forces across knee, protects the ends of the femur and tibia
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| Osgood-Schlatter's Disease | inflammation of tibial tuberosity due to increased tension created by tight patellar tendon/quad tendon
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| Dislocation | bones move out of place and must be manually reduced
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| Subluxation | bones shift out of place and return back into place on their own
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| Knee injury that is a medical emergency | Knee dislocation
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| Angle created by the pull of the quads in the line of the patella; can predispose knee to injury | Q-angle
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| IT Band Syndrome | inflammation of the IT band at the lateral knee
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