UNLV School of Medicine Virtual Anatomy Lab

I.C.1 Leg & Foot: Leg, Ankle, & Foot Bones: Page 1 of 3

Objectives:

3.1.1  Identify the bone, ligaments and articular surfaces of the knee.

3.1.2  Identify the bones and boney landmarks of the foot.

Assigned Readings:

Moore's COA: Pages 674-684, 806-816. See blue boxes on pages 684-690 for clinical correlations. See the yellow box on page 690 for "The Bottom Line."

Step 1:  Begin with the osseous components of the knee.
Step 2:  Add the left and right lateral menisci.
Step 3:  Add the left and right medial menisci.
Step 4:  Add the left and right anterior cruciate ligaments.
Step 5:  Add the left and right posterior cruciate ligaments.
Step 6:  Add the left and right fibular collateral ligaments.
Step 7:  Add the left and right tibular collateral ligaments.
Step 8:  Add the left and right patellar ligaments.
Step 9:  Add the left and right ligaments of the quadracepts femoris.
Man snow skiing downhill - Photo by Willem De Meyer on Unsplash
Question

A skier is racing his friend and catches the inner edge of his right ski. This causes him to lose his balance. As he falls, he hears an audible click. He has tremendous pain in his right knee and is unable to ski for the rest of the day because of pain and swelling in his right knee. He goes to the local emergency room. Based on this scenario, what components of the knee are at greatest risk for injury.