Sports Medicine — Flashcards

_____ tears of the menisci heal better than central tears (central/peripheral)

Injury to the _____ (rotator cuff muscle) is classically seen in baseball pitchers

Lateral epicondylitis (aka tennis elbow) is an elbow injury that may be due to repetitive _____ (backhand shots) that causes microtrauma of the extensor carpi radialis brevis tendon at its origin

The _____ stress test (to assess the MCL) is performed with the knee at 30° of flexion while a lateral force is applied.

The _____ test is most commonly used to identify MCL injury

The _____ test is used to identify injury to the meniscus (of the knee).

The most common site of osteochondritis dissecans of the knee is the _____ part of the medial femoral condyle.

Hint: medial/lateral

Function of the _____ muscle may be assessed using the "empty/full can" test.

An abnormal _____ test shows increased lateral space widening of the tibia

_____ syndrome is a painful knee function due to thickened and inflamed synovial folds and most commonly involves the medial plica.