Lower Ext. Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Primary area in which soft tissue inflammation and edema will manifest itself. | Popliteal Fossa |
Baker's Cyst takes place here. | Popliteal Fossa |
When the synovial sac of the knee can produce a posterior bulge secondary to injury of the knee. The bulge can remain connected to the ____ ____ or pinch off | Baker's Cyst Joint Capsule |
If Baker's Cyst ruptures pain is seen extending from ____ to _____. | Popliteal Fossa to calf |
****A Baker's cyst is usually indicative of a _____ pathology*** | meniscal |
Potential spaces found all over the body between bone and tissue that contain only a small drop of fluid for cushioning when healthy. | Bursa Sacs |
When inflammed bursa become _____. | Distended |
***Most common place in L.E.for bursitis.*** | Bursa over greater trochanter (Trochanteric Bursa) |
The leg extends from below the ____ to the beginning of the ____. | Knee Ankle |
Area of the L.E. that is very suceptible to compartment syndrome. | Leg Region |
Strong septum divides the leg into these areas. | Anterior Lateral 2 Posterior areas |
5 P's of compartment syndrome | Pain, Pallor, Paresthesia, Paralysis, and Pulselessness |
Primary treatment of compartment syndrome if pressure CANNOT be controlled. | Fasciotomy |
Maturation of the pelvis occurs during _____. | Puberty |
The hip consists of these three bones | Ilium, Ischium, and Pubis |
The cartilage that connects the hip bone. | Triradiate Cartilage |
All three hip bones contribute to form this structure. | Acetabulum |
The acetabulum is the ____ of the ball and socket joint. It faces ____ and slightly ____. | socket Laterally Anterior |
To test for this you stick your finger into the greater sciatic notch and palpate the sciatic nerve to ellicit pain. | Sciatica |
Common site on the femur for a fracture. | Neck |
Femoral antevertion is __-___ degrees. | 12-15 |
Posterior ridge of the shaft of the femur that serves as a muscle attachment site. | Linea Aspera |
Ligamentous support and arterial supply for the head of the femur are located here. | Fovea |
**Only weight bearing bone of the lower leg.** | Tibia |
The meniscus attaches here and it is a common location for ____ fractures. | Tibial Plateau Stress |
A fracture of this bone still allows a person to walk. | Fibula |
Connects fibula to tibia and also contributes to the possibility of compartment syndrome. | Interosseous Membrane |
____ at inguinal canal may indicate malignancies of genitalia, uterus, or perinea abcess. | Lymphadenopathy |
The artery that branches into 5 geniculate arteries that supply the joint capsule and ligaments of the knee. ALWAYS PROTECT DURING KNEE REPLACEMENTS. | Popliteal Artery |
The pulse that detcts the dorsal artery. | Dorsalis pedis pulse |
The sole of the foot is connected with this dermatome. | S2 |
Most common ankle sprain. | Lateral ligament sprain |
Hip muscles | Piriformis and iliopsoas |
4 quad muscles all insert at the tibia at this tendon | Rectus femoris Vastus lateralis Vastus intermedius Vastus medialis Patellar |
Often used as muscle graft in hand | gracilis |
A positive trendelenburg test is an injury to this nerve. | Superior gluteal nerve |
Dysfunction of the fibular nerve causes this. | Foot drop |
Nerve used in grafts to replace damaged nerves. | Sural nerve |
Positive ___ sign with a plantar reflex indicates brain injury or cerebral disease. | Babinski |
Contains Femoral a./v./n. & deep inguinal lymph nodes | Femoral triangle |
lateral knee pain that migrates proximally usually seen in active patient | ITB Friction syndrome |
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