Palpations Review Sports med 3

Ankle Palpations Bony Soft Medial: Medial malleolus Navicular Talus Cuneiforms Lateral Lateral malleolus Proximal base of the 5th metatarsal cuboid Soft Deltoid ligament Anterior talofibular ligament Calcaneofibular ligament Posterior talofibular Anterior tibiofibular Peroneal tendon Posterior Achilles tendon

Knee Palpations Quadriceps Hamstrings MCL LCL Medial & Lateral Borders of Patella Medial & Lateral Joint Line Patellar Tendon Tibial Tuberosity Gastrocnemius PCL ACL Pes Anserinus Insertion

Elbow Palpations Soft tissue palpations Bony Palpations Anterior Biceps brachii Brachialis Brachioradialis Pronater teres Posterior Triceps supinator Medial Ulnar collateral ligament Lateral Radial collateral ligament Annular ligament Bony Palpations Medial epicondyle Lateral epicondyle Olecranon process Radial head Radius ulna

Wrist/Hand Palpations Bony Scaphoid (anatomical snuffbox) Lunate Hamate (hook) Metacarpals Phalanges (proximal, middle, and distal) Soft Triangular fibrocartilage (TFCC) Collateral ligaments of phalanges Flexor and extensor muscles

Shoulder Palpation Anterior structures clavicle sternoclavicular joint sternocleidomastoid muscle acromioclavicular joint trapezius deltoid coracoid process sternum ribs and costal cartilage humerus and rotator cuff muscle with thumb on subscapularis, second, third and fourth fingers will be over the insertion of other three rotator cuff muscles: supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor axilla posterior wall = lats anterior wall = pec major medial wall = serratus anterior

Shoulder Palpations Posterior structures scapula spine of scapula medial border of the scapula inferior angle lateral border supraspinatus and infraspinatus muscles

Hip Bony Palpation Anterior Posterior Anterior Superior iliac spine (ASIS) Iliac crest Greater trochanter Pubic tubercle (we wont do this one!) Posterior Posterior superior iliac spine (PSIS) Ischial tuberosity (we won’t do this one!) Sacroiliac joint