Block 5 Lab Practical Secondary Information

What is the location of the soleal line?

The posterior aspect of the Tibia descending from the LATERAL to MEDIAL side

What is the orientation of the ACL?

Superolateral to Inferomedial

What is the orientation of the PCL?

Superomedial to Inferolateral

Which ligaments make up the “Unhappy Triad”?

Medial Meniscus

Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL)

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)

What is the Anterior Drawer Test?

With the patient’s knee bent, the calf muscle/tibia is pulled up. If the tibia is mobile and moves anteriorly, there is ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) damage

What is the Posterior Drawer Test?

With the patient’s knee bent, the shin is pushed posteriorly. If the tibia is mobile and moves backwards, there is PCL (Posterior Cruciate Ligament) damage

What is the Valgus Maneuver?

Pressing in on the lateral aspect of the knee to check for any medial displacement/mobility of the knee of the Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL)

What is the Varus Maneuver?

Pressing in on the medial aspect of the knee to check for any lateral displacement//mobility of the knee of the Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL)

What structure marks the boundary between the Femoral Artery and the Popliteal Artery?

Adductor Hiatus

What structure marks the boundary between the External Iliac Artery and the Femoral Artery?

Inguinal Ligament

What is the clinical significance of the Great Saphenous Vein?

It is the most commonly used vessel in a Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)

What are the Extrinsic Ligaments of the Knee?

Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL)

Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL)

Patellar Ligament/Tendon

What are the Intrinsic Ligaments of the Knee?

Anterior Cruciate Ligament

Posterior Cruciate Ligament

Transverse Ligament of the Knee

Posterior Meniscofemoral Ligament