Sports Med 2 - Final

The Action of the Achilles Tendon

Plantarflexion

What kind of ankle sprain is the most common?

Inversion Ankle Sprain

What muscle is involved in “Shin splints”?

Tibialis Anterior

What bones make up the elbow joint?

Radius, Ulna, Humerus

What are the signs and symptoms of Brusitis

Internal Sack of fluid

• Pain/Tenderness

• Swelling

• Limited ROM (range of motion)

What is the difference between “tennis elbow” and “Little League Elbow”?

Tennis Elbow

• LCL (Lateral Side)

Little League Elbow

• UCL (Medial Side)

What is a “pitchfork deformity”

Distal Radius bone

• Fell/Impact on an out stretched hand

What is “turf toe”

Sprain of Big Toe

What special test is used to assess for a finger fracture?

Flick Test

What is the most commonly fractured bone of the wrist?

Scaphoid

Which bone in the wrist can be palpated within the are known as the “anatomical snuff-box”?

Scaphoid

What is “gamekeeper’s thumb”?

Tore or Sprain on UCL (Ulnar Collateral Ligament)

What is the difference between “mallet finger” and “jersey finger”?

Mallet Finger

• Tore/Everoff extensor

Jersey Finger

• Tore flexor tendon

What is myositis ossificans?

Hit on quad (continuously) = Bone growth

Which muscle often pinches on the sciatic nerve to cause numbness, tingling, and pain down the leg?

Piriformis Muscle

What is a hip pointer?

Hit on the hip - a contusion or bruise of the iliac crest

Explain anterior drawer test for the knee and what it asses

Anterior Drawer Test

• Assess: ATF Lig (Lig around Lateral Malleolus)

• Test: Pull anteriorly on Tibia on the joint line

What is the difference between valgus and varus forces and which ligaments would be damaged by each?

Valgus

• MCL (Medial Force)

Varus

• LCL (Lateral Force)

What test is used to assess the meniscus?

Apley’s compression and distraction test

What is patellar tendonitis and what causes it?

Inflammation of tendon - repetitive stress (jumping, running, etc)

What is one way that we discussed in class that an ACL can be repaired?

• Cadaver

• Part of hamstring or tendon

What four muscles make up the rotator cuff?

• Subscapularis

• Teres Minor

• Infraspinatus

• Supraspinatus

What is the name of the joint connecting the acromiun process and the clavicle?

Acromioclavicular Joint

What tendon Runs through a groove on the anterior humeral head?

Bicep tendon

What is shoulder impingement and how is it caused?

Tendons get inflamed - repetitive overhead movement (overuse or structural issues)

Ankle Special Test

Anterior Drawer

AT Flig or Lig around the lateral malleolus

Talar Tilt

CFlig or lig around the lateral malleolus

Kleiger’s

High ankle sprain

Thompson

Achilles

Shoulder Special Test

Glenohumeral Glide Test

Joint laxity in direction of glide

Posterior Apprehension Test

Posterior capsule and labrum

Anterior Apprehension Test

Anterior capsule and superior lig

Sulcus Sign

Inferior labrum and superior lig

Impingement Test

Rotator cuff and for never impingement

Empty Can Test

Supraspinatus tendon

Adson’s Test/Allen Test

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome