Anterior Knee Pain Quiz
1. True or False: Multiple knee surgeries increases the risk of medial plica syndrome.
2. Which of the following is the gold standard for confirming medial plica syndrome?
A. Mediopatellar Plica Test
B. Plica Snap Test
C. Arthroscopy
D. MRI
3. Is surgery or nonoperative management recommended for the primary route of knee bursitis?
4. What are the 4 cardinal signs of inflammation to be aware of during examination of knee bursitis?
5. Where does osteoarthritis most commonly occur?
A. Hip
B. Knee
C. Elbow
D. Shoulder
6. List ways knee osteoarthtitis can be treated.
7. List 2 possible causes of Osteochondritis Dissecans.
8. What area is the most affected in Osteochondritis Dissecans?
9. What common pathology will develop with on-going, untreated and progressive patellar maltracking?
10. What structures attached to the patella are most likely to be tight with insidious patellar maltracking?
A. Medial structures
B. Lateral structures
C. Both medial and lateral structures
D. None of the above
11. What is chondromalacia?
A. A degenerative joint disease of the knee, consisting of the femoral condyles
B. Lesions mainly affecting the subchondral bone of the knee joint resulting in loose bodies of articular cartilage
C. The softening and degeneration of the articular cartilage lining at the posterior aspect of the patella
D. None of the above
12. True of False: Patellar Tendonitis is the appropriate diagnosis for most conditions involving the patellar tendon
13. Which of the following can be used for treating patellofemoral pain?
A. Hip Strengthening
B. Taping
C. Foot Orthoses
D. Manual Therapy
E. All of the Above
14. True or False: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome has a well understood pathophysiology and etiology.
15. True or False: The infrapatellar fat pad has multiple branches of nerves that innervate it
2. Which of the following is the gold standard for confirming medial plica syndrome?
A. Mediopatellar Plica Test
B. Plica Snap Test
C. Arthroscopy
D. MRI
3. Is surgery or nonoperative management recommended for the primary route of knee bursitis?
4. What are the 4 cardinal signs of inflammation to be aware of during examination of knee bursitis?
5. Where does osteoarthritis most commonly occur?
A. Hip
B. Knee
C. Elbow
D. Shoulder
6. List ways knee osteoarthtitis can be treated.
7. List 2 possible causes of Osteochondritis Dissecans.
8. What area is the most affected in Osteochondritis Dissecans?
9. What common pathology will develop with on-going, untreated and progressive patellar maltracking?
10. What structures attached to the patella are most likely to be tight with insidious patellar maltracking?
A. Medial structures
B. Lateral structures
C. Both medial and lateral structures
D. None of the above
11. What is chondromalacia?
A. A degenerative joint disease of the knee, consisting of the femoral condyles
B. Lesions mainly affecting the subchondral bone of the knee joint resulting in loose bodies of articular cartilage
C. The softening and degeneration of the articular cartilage lining at the posterior aspect of the patella
D. None of the above
12. True of False: Patellar Tendonitis is the appropriate diagnosis for most conditions involving the patellar tendon
13. Which of the following can be used for treating patellofemoral pain?
A. Hip Strengthening
B. Taping
C. Foot Orthoses
D. Manual Therapy
E. All of the Above
14. True or False: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome has a well understood pathophysiology and etiology.
15. True or False: The infrapatellar fat pad has multiple branches of nerves that innervate it
Answers
1. True
2. C. Arthroscopy
3. Nonoperative management
4. Calor (heat), Dolor (pain), Rubor (Redness), and Swelling
5. B. Knee
6. Medications, injections, change in activities, and knee joint replacement surgery.
7. Trauma, Ischemia, Genetics, and Endocrine Disorders
8. Medial Femoral Condyle
9. Chondromalacia of the patella
10. B. Lateral structures
11. C. The softening and degeneration of the articular cartilage lining at the posterior aspect of the patella
12. False (Patellar tendinopathy)
13. E. All of the above
14. False
15. True
2. C. Arthroscopy
3. Nonoperative management
4. Calor (heat), Dolor (pain), Rubor (Redness), and Swelling
5. B. Knee
6. Medications, injections, change in activities, and knee joint replacement surgery.
7. Trauma, Ischemia, Genetics, and Endocrine Disorders
8. Medial Femoral Condyle
9. Chondromalacia of the patella
10. B. Lateral structures
11. C. The softening and degeneration of the articular cartilage lining at the posterior aspect of the patella
12. False (Patellar tendinopathy)
13. E. All of the above
14. False
15. True