Patella is a fulcrum for correct answers quadriceps when active
Joint Capsule - closed pack positioning hip correct answers internal rotation and extension
Internal rotation takes _____ out of hip correct answers slack
Closed pack position of the hip is correct answers extension with some medial rotation and
ABduction - maximally congruent
Gait cycle - leg swing in air correct answers hamstrings are decelerators into knee extension
before foot hits ground
Function of gluteus medius correct answers hip ABduction
Gluteus medius at hip joint correct answers ABducts and medially rotates the femur
Gluteus medius at pelvis correct answers holds pelvis secure over the stance leg, preventing
pelvic drop
Trendelenburg sign correct answers the pelvis drops on the side opposite of stance leg
Gluteus medius gait correct answers when you're walking and every time you swing your leg the
pelvis drops to that side; means there is weakness to the opposite side of the gluteus medius
Lurching gait correct answers if limp is severe, compensatory bending to the problematic side to
balance the center of gravity
, Lateral trunk lurch with gait correct answers laterally flexing trunk when taking a step,
whichever side is lurching is the weaker side
Innervation for gluteus medius correct answers Superior gluteal nerve
What is the origin of the muscle that flexes the hip in an open chain and increases lumbar
lordosis when the femur is fixed in a closed chain? correct answers T 12 - L 5 vertebrae
Lumbar lordosis correct answers inward curve of spine
What motions are associated with the muscles that are distally attached to the tibial tuberosity?
correct answers Knee flexion and hip extension
Normal ROM for the tibial femoral flexion in a healthy active male correct answers 135 degrees
What's the common compensation for excessive femoral anteversion? correct answers "in-
toeing"
pT stands on right leg and reaches with left arm to the right in the right transverse plane, what
motion is occuring in the right hip? correct answers Internal rotation of the hip
What muscle is known for compression of the sciatic nerve? correct answers Piriformis
Coxa Vara correct answers Inclination that is significantly less than 125 degrees
Coxa Valga correct answers Inclination that is significantly greater than 125 degrees
Torsion Angle correct answers Is the twist between the shaft and neck of the femur