{ Knee Injuries

 Best to use strength as prevention  HOPS HHHH OOOO PPPP SSSS  Functional tests  Doctors  Preventative braces  caution Knee Injuries

 Range in severity from mild to severe  Signs/symptoms? Specific Knee Injuries - Ligaments

 Cause:  Men vs women  Symptoms ACL Sprain

 Anterior Lachman’s Test  Treatment  Rehab focus ACL Sprain ACL Sprain

 Rare  Cause:  Posterior Lachman’s Test  Treatment:  Rehab Focus: PCL Sprain

 Cause:  Consider meniscal tear  Valgus Test  Rehab Focus: MCL Sprain

 Less frequent  Cause:  Varus Test  Rehab Focus: LCL Sprain

 Jumpers Knee (Patellar Tendonitis)  Cause:  Symptoms: Muscle and Tendon Injuries

 Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome (Runner’s Knee)  Cause  Symptoms  Noble Compression Test  Ober’s Test v1 and v2 v1v2v1v2

 Cause:  Symptoms: Bone Injuries: Chondromalacia

 Dislocates laterally  Cause:  Symptoms:  Treatment: reduction Patellar Dislocations

 More common on medial side (connects to MCL)  Cause:  Symptoms:  Bounce home Test  McMurray’s Test  Treatment: Meniscal Tears

 Common in youth  Symptoms:  Treatment: Osgood - Schlatter Disorder