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Pathologies of the ankle, foot, and knee

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Miserable Malalignment syndrome   alignment problem of the LE. Increase in the anteversion angle of the femoral head. Genu Valgus is a common association.  
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Prepatellar Bursitis   AKA housemaids knee. From constant pressure on the patella.  
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Chondromalacia   Softening and degeneraion of cartilage behind the knee.  
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Patellofemoral pain syndrome   Pai on Anterior surface of the knee. Alignment factors (Q-angle) Excessive foot pronation  
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Osgood-Schlatters disease.   Common over-use injury of adolescents Epiphysis(growth plate) on the tibial tuberosity of growing bone.  
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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)  
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Genu Vargum(vargus)   Bowed leged  
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Genu Valgus(valgum)   Knocked knees  
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Genu Recruatum   Back knees knees are in more then 0 degrees of extension.  
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Shin splints   exercise induced pain along medial edge of Tibia. inflammation of the periosteum, over use injury.  
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Medial Tibial syndrome   anterior leg pain NOT bc of stress fracture.  
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Plantigrade   a normal foot, the sole is right angles when the person is standing.  
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Equinus foot   horse ft-hindfoot is fixed in PF  
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Calcaneus foot   ft-fixed in DF.  
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Pes Cavus   abnormal high arch  
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Pes planus   flat foot. Medial longitud arch is gone.  
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Hammertoe   PIP is flexed, DIP is extended  
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Hallux rididus   1st MTP joint degeneration. pain and diminshed ROM. All MTP joints are hyperextended  
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Mallet toe   extended PIP and flexed DIP joint  
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Claw toe   flexed PIP joint and flexed DIP  
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Metatarsalgia   pain around metarsal heads. Pt will say "walking on pebbles", fels bruise.  
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Morton's Neuroma   3rd and 4th web space metatarsals. Abnormal presure on plantar digtal nerves. Pain and numbness worsens w activity.  
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Turf Toe   VERY PAINFUL. caused by forced hyperextension at the MTP joint of the great toe. Seen in football, baseball, or soccer players.  
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Ankle Sprains   Sprain-Ligament tear Lateral Lig-95% of sprains When foot is in PF and Inversion****  
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Lateral malleolus ankle Fracture   Most common ankle fx. usually involes twisting motion.  
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Bimalleolus Fx   Fx to both Mallelus  
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Trimalleolar Fx   both malleolus and posterior lip of the tibia Fx!  
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Achilles tendonitis   inflammation of the gastro-soleus tendon.  
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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!  
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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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