NURS 6035 Musculoskeletal Edits
What can the presence of knee pain in a child 3-8 years of age, especially in boys,
indicate? - answer egg-Calve-Perthes Disease
How might a patient describe bone pain related to a fracture? - answer sharp
How might a patient describe bone pain not related to a fracture? - answer-deep
-dull
-boring
-intense
-interfering with sleep
What type of injury leads to bone pain with movement? - answer fractures
How might a patient describe muscle pain? - answer-crampy
-may be intermittent or constant
How might a patient describe joint pain? - answer-worsens with movement
-felt around the joint
What typically relieves pain from rheumatoid arthritis? - answermovement
Which two knee injuries often occur together? - answer-meniscal tear
-ACL tear
What is the most common knee injury? - answermeniscal tears
What findings during the examination of the joint line indicates a torn meniscus? -
answer-tenderness
-click or pop during palpation
Where is the joint line along the knee? - answer3 cm distal to the medial femoral
epicondyle and 15 mm above the fibular head
What typically causes a meniscal tear? - answer-contact sports
-activities that involve running, jumping, or squatting
-sudden twists
Meniscal tears often have __________ sound during injury. - answerpopping
Which symptoms are usually associated with both a meniscal or ACL tear? - answer-
difficulty bending or straightening the leg
, -tendency for the knee to get stuck
-pain
-swelling
What are the four major ligaments in the knee? - answer-anterior cruciate ligament
(ACL)
-posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)
-medial collateral ligament (MCL)
-lateral collateral ligament (LCL)
Which knee ligament is the most likely to tear? - answerACL
Which ligament connects the femur to the tibia? - answerMCL
Which special test assesses for MCL injury? - answervalgus stress test
Which test is performed on a supine patient by applying a slight external rotation to the
tibia while performing passive abduction at the knee joint? - answervalgus stress test
Which test is performed on a supine patient by applying lateral rotation of the knee joint
while performing passive adduction at the knee joint? - answervarus stress test
Which two ligaments control sideways movement of the knee? - answer-MCL
-LCL
What kind of injury typically occurs by being stuck on the outside of a partially flexed
knee, as in a football tackle? - answerMCL
What ligaments connects the femur to the fibula? - answerLCL
Which two ligaments control back and forth movement in the knee and form an X on the
back of the joint? - answer-ACL
-PCL
What kind of movement typically leads to an ACL tear? - answer-sudden stops
-sudden change in direction
-hyperextension of the knee
-sudden rotational movement
How does the ACL connect to the knee joint? - answer-originates from the lateral
femoral condyle and inserts along the head of the tibia
Which gender athletes struggle with ACL tears more? - answerfemales
Which special tests are used to determine if their is a rupture of the ACL? - answer-
Lachman test
What can the presence of knee pain in a child 3-8 years of age, especially in boys,
indicate? - answer egg-Calve-Perthes Disease
How might a patient describe bone pain related to a fracture? - answer sharp
How might a patient describe bone pain not related to a fracture? - answer-deep
-dull
-boring
-intense
-interfering with sleep
What type of injury leads to bone pain with movement? - answer fractures
How might a patient describe muscle pain? - answer-crampy
-may be intermittent or constant
How might a patient describe joint pain? - answer-worsens with movement
-felt around the joint
What typically relieves pain from rheumatoid arthritis? - answermovement
Which two knee injuries often occur together? - answer-meniscal tear
-ACL tear
What is the most common knee injury? - answermeniscal tears
What findings during the examination of the joint line indicates a torn meniscus? -
answer-tenderness
-click or pop during palpation
Where is the joint line along the knee? - answer3 cm distal to the medial femoral
epicondyle and 15 mm above the fibular head
What typically causes a meniscal tear? - answer-contact sports
-activities that involve running, jumping, or squatting
-sudden twists
Meniscal tears often have __________ sound during injury. - answerpopping
Which symptoms are usually associated with both a meniscal or ACL tear? - answer-
difficulty bending or straightening the leg
, -tendency for the knee to get stuck
-pain
-swelling
What are the four major ligaments in the knee? - answer-anterior cruciate ligament
(ACL)
-posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)
-medial collateral ligament (MCL)
-lateral collateral ligament (LCL)
Which knee ligament is the most likely to tear? - answerACL
Which ligament connects the femur to the tibia? - answerMCL
Which special test assesses for MCL injury? - answervalgus stress test
Which test is performed on a supine patient by applying a slight external rotation to the
tibia while performing passive abduction at the knee joint? - answervalgus stress test
Which test is performed on a supine patient by applying lateral rotation of the knee joint
while performing passive adduction at the knee joint? - answervarus stress test
Which two ligaments control sideways movement of the knee? - answer-MCL
-LCL
What kind of injury typically occurs by being stuck on the outside of a partially flexed
knee, as in a football tackle? - answerMCL
What ligaments connects the femur to the fibula? - answerLCL
Which two ligaments control back and forth movement in the knee and form an X on the
back of the joint? - answer-ACL
-PCL
What kind of movement typically leads to an ACL tear? - answer-sudden stops
-sudden change in direction
-hyperextension of the knee
-sudden rotational movement
How does the ACL connect to the knee joint? - answer-originates from the lateral
femoral condyle and inserts along the head of the tibia
Which gender athletes struggle with ACL tears more? - answerfemales
Which special tests are used to determine if their is a rupture of the ACL? - answer-
Lachman test
