A Report On The Knee Joint

The news actually came as a little bit of a relief because a meniscus tear was the quickest recovery time. Then the doctor started talking about what he could do to fix it. There were two options, trim the torn part out or repair it. He said based on the MRI, it looked repairable but would not know for sure until I was in surgery.

Abby describes when athletes typically tear their ACL they are rolling around screaming, unable to walk off. This was not the case for her, however something was wrong so she went to an orthopedic doctor. Due to her stability the doctor did not order an MRI and assumed it was a strained PCL.

In an article online I found some interesting facts about athlete knee injuries. Most meniscal tears are cause because of twisting or force trauma to the knee. The article writes,” the downside to the excision therapy is that in most cases, arthritis develops in the knee many years after surgery”. This can cause a great deal of problems to anyone with this

There are a few causes of tearing your ACL like overextending the knee, changing position or stopping too quickly while running, or just getting hit in the knee hard enough. Signs and symptoms of an ACL tear include; a popping noise at the time it happened, swelling, pain, weakness or instability, and limping. There are three clinical tests you can do to test if you have an ACL tear. The Lachman test, Pivot Shift test, and Anterior Drawer test. Diagnostic

With patellar dislocation, there are many ways for this injury to occur. One of the most common ways is through contact sports such as football, soccer and lacrosse where there is more of a higher risk to have a patellar injury (Dath, 2006, p. 6). In 2004, Dr. Fiftain recorded that the most prominent sports to manifest anterior knee pain are soccer players, weight lifters, runners, and shooters. From my experience, this pain arises from improper form, sharp movements to the left or right, and prolonged stress on the knee.

The foremost cruciate ligament (ACL) gives security and quality to the knee by averting front interpretation of the tibia under the femur and inordinate pivot through the knee it essentially keeps the knee from turning the distance around. The ACL is harmed amid running ball games, skiing, or bouncing game, so this is discovered more in more youthful grown-ups. It is frequently joined by damage to the average security ligament (MCL) and the average meniscus and that is known as a blown knee when you tear every one of the three. These mix wounds are connected with a higher commonness of radiographic osteoarthritis at 10-15 years, yet these patients demonstrate no distinctions in capacity contrasted with those with an detached ACL damage. The patient with an ACL break usually report a sudden sharp torment and precariousness amid rotating or a fast alter of course, or on effect, for example, a fall or handle. They additionally have heard or felt a thump as the joint separates or a snap of the muscle. On the off chance that there is intra articular muscle harm, the patient will report swelling (because of haemarthrosis). They might likewise give lost extent or development because of the torment and a sentiment unsteadiness on the weight bearing knee. The GP will watch, inspect the knee, screen and upgrade on swelling and emission. The foremost drawer tests the adaptability of the front ligament, Lachman test and the turn shift test are most normally used to test the strength of the knee joint. The level of crack or vicinity of different wounds can be affirmed by X-ray. Different ways while inspecting the patient in the event that they give atypically or abnormal amounts of torment are bone wound, microfractures, post-corner harm and tibial level breaks. All patients with suspected ACL wounds ought to see a physiotherapist inside of the initial two

The purpose of this article is to compare the laxity and stiffness of the knee joint in male and female cadavers. Three different directions will be evaluated, anterior-posterior, internal-external, and varus-valgus. Females are at a two to eight times greater risk of an ACL injury than a male. This is due to the laxity in the joints. Females also have limited proprioception in the knee joint, which may attribute to some injuries. This study used a technique using cadaver knees to complete this study.

Figure (14): Anteromedial view of the left knee, showing the injury grading scale established by the American Medical Association Standard Nomenclature of Athletic Injuries. Isolated grade-I injuries present with localized tenderness and no laxity. Isolated grade-II injuries present with a broader area of tenderness and partially torn medial collateral and posterior oblique fibers. Isolated grade-III injuries present with complete disruption, and there is laxity with an applied valgus stress. ( 70 )

In many cases, the symptoms that the patient feels after the trauma has occurred can help the doctor make his or her diagnosis. Many times a doctor will ask the patient to recall what happened after the injury was sustained. Usually with an ACL injury, the patient will describe a so-called pop or snap that he or she heard during the impact. Pain, which is not terribly excruciating, will immediately follow, and if the individual tries to stand, he or she will be faced with an overwhelming feeling of instability, the leg will buckle under, and the individual will ultimately fall down onto the ground. Although the patient is experiencing pain, he or she cannot point out exactly where the injury has occurred. Garrick states, “some people say that their knee shifts in position – which it actually does” (118). Other symptoms that may arise are stiffness and swelling which may continue for a long

The Anterior Cruciate Ligament also known as the ACL is deemed the most commonly torn ligament in the knee and can result from both contact and noncontact injuries. Most Anterior Cruciate Ligament injuries result from an extreme force on the lateral side of the person’s knee causing a valgus force which pushes the knee inward (Kisner & Colby, 2012, pp. 802-803). This injury to the side of the knee can also cause a “Terrible Triad” injury which also injures both the medial meniscus and the medial collateral ligament (Kisner & Colby, 2012, p. 803). Our textbook further states that “the most common noncontact mechanism is a rotational mechanism in which the tibia is externally rotated on the planted foot….this mechanism can account for as many as 78% of all ACL injuries” (Kisner & Colby, 2012, p. 803). If the person does not seek medical help with this injury they are susceptible to also injuring the remaining support ligaments as well. Patients usually present with joint effusion; possibly 25 degrees of flexion, joint swelling if blood vessels are involved, limited ROM, stress pain and instability along with quads avoidance gait patterns (Kisner & Colby, 2011, p. 208)

Diagnosis: Results from the orthopedic exam indicated two torn ligaments. The medial collateral ligament (MCL), which originates at the medial femoral epicondyle and inserts at the periosteum of the proximal tibia, deep to the pes anserine and the ACL, which originates on the Lateral wall of the intercondylar notch at its posterior aspect and inserts at the anterior aspect of the tibial plateau between the tibial eminences. As well, a medial meniscal injury was considered

When an ACL tears it can be one of the most painful injuries and experiences an athlete can have in their sports career and is one of the worst muscles to be torn. ACL injuries most often occur during sporting events that involve sudden stops, jumping, awkward landings, “out of control play”, and sharp cuts- such as basketball, soccer, football, tennis, downhill skiing, volleyball, lacrosse, and gymnastics. When an injury to the ACL occurs, most people hear or feel a popping sensation in the knee.”I landed with my left knee locked, only to hear something akin to the popping of a paper bag filled with air or the snapping of a large rubber band, a sound so weirdly powerful that I couldn’t believe it was coming from inside my body”, said Mike Swift in his article about ACL tears in the Hartford Courant newspaper, as he describes how it felt when he tore his ACL playing basketball. Along with the popping sensation the knee may also swell, and feel unstable and become too painful to bear weight on it. When an ACL tears it can bring an extreme amount of pain to the person. “Still, even after the swelling subsided, my knee didn’t feel right”, also said by Mike Swift in his article. When an ACL tears it can either be really painful right then and there or you won’t even feel pain at all. “I had felt the bones separate inside the joint in a way they never had before. But I wasn’t

Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disorder, and more than half of all Americans who are older than 65 have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis. However, recent US data has revealed knee osteoarthritis does not discriminate age, and there is growing evidence that osteoarthritis affects individuals at a young age. The annual cost of osteoarthritis due to treatment and loss of productivity in the US is estimated to be more than 65 billion dollars.1 With no cure currently available for osteoarthritis, current treatments focus on management of symptoms. The primary goals of therapy include improved joint function, pain relief, and increased joint stability. Although the exact cause of osteoarthritis is unknown, many risk factors have been identified including increased age, female gender, obesity, and trauma.2 Within these risk factors, the etiology of osteoarthritis has been divided into anatomy, body mass, and gender.

A torn ACL is one of the most serious and common knee injuries. Many aspects play a role in the treatment and rehabilitation of this injury. This paper will discuss the anatomy of the knee, describe a torn ACL, and the rehabilitation.

Each bone in a synovial joint has articular cartilage at the articulating surface. The C-shaped medial and lateral menisci serve to deepen the articulation at the superior surface of the tibia, thus enhancing the bony stability of the joint.