Question

KINESIOLOGY QUESTION

While covering a women's soccer game, one of the forwards makes a fast break for the goal. As she approaches the goal, she makes a quick cut to avoid a defender from the opposing team and falls to the ground clutching her knee. Through your assessment, you find out the following information: History Felt a "pop" in her knee Majority of pain is "inside" the knee or under the kneecap Athlete unwilling to bear weight or move knee No previous history of injury Inspection Knee is beginning to swell dramatically Palpation Mild point tenderness over the medial side of the knee and joint line Based on the information provided answer the following questions, hat special test(s) could you perform to confirm your assessment? What other special test(s) could you perform to determine whether the swelling was intracapsular or extracapsular? 1. W What injury does this athlete most likely have? What other injuries may have occurred along with the initial injury? Justify your answers based on the rationale for picking the special tests in the first question. 2. 3. What disgotictls can be ue to confi the diag ois? 4. Do you think this person will need surgery? If so, what kind of surgery options does she have to repair the injured structure?

Answer 1

1.the special test perform to knee injury is

Anterior drawer test is used to assess the integrity of your anterior cruciate ligament

Posterior drawer test to evaluate posterior cruciate ligament

Valgus or abduction stress test to evaluate medial collateral ligament

Varus or adduction stress test to evaluate lateral collateral ligament

The test to perform intercapsular or extracapsular swelling

Patellar tap test to assess the test for knee effusion or water on the knee

Bulge test knee

Ballottment test knee sweep test knee

Positive ballotment test knee

Balloon sign knee

Sweep test knee

2.most likely injuries for athletes

Ankle sprain

Groin pull

Hamstring strain

Shin splints

Knee injury : ACL tear

Knee injury : patellofemoral syndroy

Tennis elbow (epicondylitis)

3.diagnostic tool to confirm diagnosis

Knee swelling -baker's cyst

Knee arthritis -crepitus,deformity,limited motion

Torn meniscus -mcmurray's test,ege's test,

ACL tear-lachman test,anterior drawer test,pivot shift test

X-ray

CT scan

Main is physical examination

4.surgery

If any ligament tear means Cause repair or torn in knee

If any displacement : knee replacement is done

For women after complete assessment according to surgery is needed