Exam 1 Review: Sports Medicine and Injuries

Team physician

Responsible for compiling medical histories and conducting physical examinations for each athlete.

Negligence

The failure to use ordinary or reasonable care.

Malfeasance

An individual commits an act that is not legally his or hers to perform.

NOCSAE (The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment)

Establishes minimum standards for equipment that must be met to ensure its safety.

Medial

Describes toward the midline.

External rotation

Rotational motion away from the midline.

Tendonitis

Inflammation of a tendon.

Pes Planus

A fallen medial longitudinal arch.

Plantar fasciitis

Condition of the foot resulting in pain on the plantar surface that is the worst in the morning.

Turf toe

A hyperextension injury of the big toe.

Tibiofibular

A high ankle sprain is the result of injury to this ligament.

Inversion

The mechanism of injury that damages the lateral ankle ligaments.

Tibia

The medial malleolus is part of this bone.

PCL

Falling on the anterior aspect of a bent knee will likely damage this ligament.

MCL

A hit to the lateral aspect of the knee will likely injure this structure.

Knee flexion & hip extension

The actions of the hamstrings.

Leg-Calve Perthes

Condition due to the loss of blood circulation to the articular head of the femur in children.

Hip pointer

Injury caused by a direct blow resulting in an extremely painful contusion to the iliac crest.

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Disorder occurring in the adolescent hip, mostly found in obese boys.

Myositis ossificans

Condition caused by improper care of a thigh contusion, leading to ectopic bone formation within the quadriceps muscle.

Impingement

Condition caused by reduction of the space through which the supraspinatus tendon can pass.

Supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, subscapularis

List the muscles of the rotator cuff.

Annular

Ligament that wraps around the radial head.

Mallet finger

Deformity caused by jamming and avulsing the extensor tendon from its insertion.

Lateral epicondylitis

Tennis elbow is also known as this.

Second impact syndrome

Can occur if an athlete who sustained a concussion previously returns to play prior to resolution of the symptoms and then receives another head injury.

Skull fracture

Raccoon eyes are a sign of this injury.

Subdural hematoma

Type of cerebral hematoma that is most common and results from venous bleeding.

Upper left

Quadrant where the spleen is located.

Kidney contusion/laceration

Injury likely to cause hematuria.

Kehr's sign

Associated with injury to the spleen.

Pneumothorax

Condition in which the pleural cavity surrounding the lung becomes filled with air that has entered through an opening in the chest.

Annulus fibrosus

The periphery of the intervertebral disc.

7, 12, 5

Number of vertebrae present in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions of the spine.

Extension

Spondylolysis injuries occur as the result of this motion at the spine.

Limit extension

Function of the anterior longitudinal ligament.

Limit flexion

Function of the supraspinous ligament.

Occipital bone

Name of the bone that forms the posterior aspect of the skull.

Pia mater, arachnoid mater, dura mater

List the meninges from deep to superficial.