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        | what is the prominent subcutaneous thing in shin? |  | Definition 
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        | what is gerdy's tubercle? |  | Definition 
 
        | distal attachment of IT band on superolateral surface of tibia |  | 
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        | which end of tibia is smaller? |  | Definition 
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        | what/where is fibular notch? |  | Definition 
 
        | facet on distal tibia for articulation with fibula |  | 
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        | what is the medial malleolus? |  | Definition 
 
        | distal projection on tibia for articulation with talus |  | 
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        | what attaches to posterior intercondylar area of tibia? |  | Definition 
 
        | posterior cruciate ligament |  | 
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        | rough diagonal ridge on posterior tibia for attachment of soleus |  | 
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        | what are nutrient foramens? |  | Definition 
 
        | little holes in bones for passage of arterie |  | 
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        | where are grooves for tibialis posterior and flexor digitorum longus? |  | Definition 
 
        | on posterior aspect of medial malleolus |  | 
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        | what is function of fibula? |  | Definition 
 
        | muscular attachment (not weight bearing) |  | 
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        | what does lateral malleolus do? |  | Definition 
 
        | articulates with talus, helps stabilize ankle joint |  | 
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        | shallow groove on posterior lateral malleolus for passage of fibularis longus and brevis tendons |  | 
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        | describe position of lateral malleolus relative to medial malleolus |  | Definition 
 
        | lateral malleolus is more prominent, posterior, and distal than medial malleolus |  | 
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        | what are the 2 tibiofibular joints? |  | Definition 
 
        | distal tibiofibular, proximal tibiofibular |  | 
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        | what type of joint is the proximal tibiofibular joint? |  | Definition 
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        | what type of joint is the distal tibiofibular? |  | Definition 
 
        | fibrous: helps maintain ankle stability |  | 
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        | what joins the shafts of the tibia and fibula? |  | Definition 
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        | 7 bones: calcaneus, talus, navicular, medial/intermediate/lateral cuneiforms |  | 
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        | how many metatarsals are there? |  | Definition 
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        | how many phalanges are there? |  | Definition 
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        | there are 2 whats below the 1st metatarsal head? |  | Definition 
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        | what covers the talus almost completely? |  | Definition 
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        | what is the trochlea of the talus? |  | Definition 
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        | what does the head of the talus articulate with? |  | Definition 
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        | why are there small holes on neck of talus bone |  | Definition 
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        | what can occur if neck of talus is broken? |  | Definition 
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        | what do medial and lateral posterior tubercles of talus do? |  | Definition 
 
        | provide groove for flexor hallucis longus, which passes through on its way to insert on plantar surface of distal phalanx of hallus |  | 
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        | what is the subtalar joint? |  | Definition 
 
        | where calcaneus artericulates with talus superiorly |  | 
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        | what does the calcaneus articulate with anteriorly |  | Definition 
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        | achilles tendon inserts onto posterior aspect of which bone? |  | Definition 
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        | where is the calcaneal tuberosity |  | Definition 
 
        | the bottom part of the heel that you step on |  | 
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        | what is the medially projecting boney shelf of the calcaneus? |  | Definition 
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        | what does the sustentaculum tali support? |  | Definition 
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        | what joint is the sustentaculum tali a part of? |  | Definition 
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        | describe the path of the tendon of the flexor hallucis longus in the foot |  | Definition 
 
        | passes between medial and lateral tubercles on posterior aspect of the talus then passes beneath the sustentaculum tali and inserts into distal phalanx of the hallux |  | 
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        | cube-shaped tarsal on lateral side of foot, articulates posteriorly with calcaneus and anteriorly with base of 4th and 5th metatasals |  | 
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        | where/what is the fibular sulcus? |  | Definition 
 
        | on inferior surface of cuboid; groove for passage of fibularis longus tendon |  | 
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        | describe path of fibularis longus tendon in the foot |  | Definition 
 
        | comes from lateral side and will then scoot over to medial side to act like a sling for the foot |  | 
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        | what type of joint is the ankle joint? |  | Definition 
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        | what articulations are involved in the ankle joint? |  | Definition 
 
        | articulation between distal tibia and fibula with talus |  | 
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        | at ankle joint, made by tibia and fibula |  | 
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        | what part of talus fits into mortise of ankle joint? |  | Definition 
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        | which part of trochlea of talus is wider and how does this affect ankle stability? |  | Definition 
 
        | anterior part is wider, meaning that when anterior part of trochlea is in mortise (in dorsiflexion), the ankle is more stable |  | 
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        | which muscles produce dorsiflexion of the ankle? |  | Definition 
 
        | anterior compartment muscles |  | 
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        | which muscles produce plantarflexion of the ankle? |  | Definition 
 
        | posterior compartment muscles, some from lateral group |  | 
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        | why is the movement of the ankle joint complex? |  | Definition 
 
        | medial and lateral malleolus aren't straight on |  | 
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        | what are the 3 lateral ankle ligaments? |  | Definition 
 
        | anterior talofibular, calcaneofibular, posterior talofibular |  | 
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        | how are the anteior talofibular, calcaneofibular, and posterior talofibular ligaments positioned in relation to one another? |  | Definition 
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        | what do the anterior talofibular, calcaneofibular, and posterior talofibular ligaments arise from? |  | Definition 
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        | what is the function of the anterior talofibular, calcaneofibular, and posterior talofibular ligaments? |  | Definition 
 
        | they become tight to prevent you from rolling your ankle by over-inverting |  | 
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        | what is the most commonly injured ankle ligament? |  | Definition 
 
        | anterior talofibular ligament |  | 
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        | when is the anterior talofibular ligament injured? |  | Definition 
 
        | when someone lands with foot plantarflexed and inverted, talus becomes instable (bc it's in plantarflexion), and easily rolls causing disruption of the lateral ligaments |  | 
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        | what are the medial ankle ligaments? |  | Definition 
 
        | anterior tibiotalar, tibionavicular, tibiocalcaneal, posterior tibiotalar |  | 
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        | what are the medial ankle ligaments collectively referred as? |  | Definition 
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        | which set of ligaments is stronger, lateral or medial ankle ligaments? |  | Definition 
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        | during hypereversion, what happens to deltoid ligaments in children vs. adults? |  | Definition 
 
        | children tear ligaments during over eversion, adults will break medial malleolus bc tendons are so strong |  | 
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        | what is the action of the anterior compartment muscles? |  | Definition 
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        | what is the action of the lateral compartment muscles? |  | Definition 
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        | what does the common fibular nerve come from? |  | Definition 
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        | what does common fibular nerve do after branching from sciatic nerve? |  | Definition 
 
        | courses around head of fibula (vulnerable to injury) and divides into 2 branches: superficial fibular and deep fibular |  | 
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        | superficial fibular nerve innervates which compartment? |  | Definition 
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        | deep fibular nerve innervates which compartment? |  | Definition 
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        | what are the anterior compartment muscles? |  | Definition 
 
        | tibialis anterior, extensor hallucis longus, extensor digitorum longus, fibularis tertius |  | 
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        | what is the action of the tibialis anterior? |  | Definition 
 
        | powerful dorsiflexor of foot |  | 
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        | what innervates tibialis anterior? |  | Definition 
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        | what is the action of the extensor hallucis longus? |  | Definition 
 
        | extends hallux (picks up big toe) and dorsiflexes foot |  | 
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        | what is the innervation to the extensor hallucis longus? |  | Definition 
 
        | deep fibular nerve L5, S1 |  | 
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        | what is the action of the extensor digitorum longus? |  | Definition 
 
        | extends digits and dorsiflexes foot |  | 
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        | what is the innervation to the extensor digitorum longus? |  | Definition 
 
        | deep fibular nerve L5, S1 |  | 
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        | what is the action of the fibularis tertius? |  | Definition 
 
        | dorsiflexion and everts foot |  | 
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        | what is the innervation to the fibularis longus? |  | Definition 
 
        | deep fibular nerve L5, S1 |  | 
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        | describe the extensor expansion |  | Definition 
 
        | long extensor tendons insert into the extensor expansion on the dorsum of the digits, lumbricals and interoosei insert into the exansions and assist/balance movement |  | 
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        | describe the superior extensor retinaculum |  | Definition 
 
        | superior to the malleoli, binds long extensors to prevent bowstringing, made of thickened crural fascia |  | 
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        | describe inferior extensor retinaculum |  | Definition 
 
        | Y shaped band of thickened crural fascia; attaches laterally to calcaneus and surrounds tendons of extensor digitorum longus and fibularis tertius |  | 
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        | what are the 3 muscles on the dorsum of the foot? |  | Definition 
 
        | extensor hallucis brevis, extensor digitorum brevis, dorsal interossei |  | 
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        | describe the extensor digitorum brevis and extensor hallucis brevis |  | Definition 
 
        | muscles arise from calcaneus and insert into the extensor expansion; assist with toe dorsiflexion; innervated by deep fibular nerve |  | 
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        | when muslces in the anterior compartment of the leg become weakened or paralyzed |  | 
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        | how do patients with drop foot compensate? |  | Definition 
 
        | steepage gait = hyperflexion of hip to raise leg/foot during swing phase of gait |  | 
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        | how do you hear a drop foot? |  | Definition 
 
        | patients have an audible slap when their foot hits the ground |  | 
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        | injury to what nerve causes drop foot? |  | Definition 
 
        | common fibular nerve or deep fibular nerve |  | 
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        | injury to what part of what bone can traumatize the common fibular nerve? |  | Definition 
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        | what are the 2 muscles in the lateral compartment? |  | Definition 
 
        | fibularis longus, fibularis brevis |  | 
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        | describe path of fibularis longus tendon in the foot |  | Definition 
 
        | passes through cuboid or fibular groove and inserts into medial cuneiform and 1st metatarsal base |  | 
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        | where does fibularis brevis insert? |  | Definition 
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        | what is the action of fibularis longus and brevis? |  | Definition 
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        | what innervates fibularis longus and brevis? |  | Definition 
 
        | superficial fibular nerve L5, S1 |  | 
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        | what is the superior fibular retinaculum? |  | Definition 
 
        | band of crural fascia that courses from tip of lateral malleolus to calcaneus which helps bind down fibular tendons |  | 
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        | what is inferior fibular retinaculum? |  | Definition 
 
        | band of fascia from the lateral surface of the calcaneus to superior surface of calcaneus the helps superior fibular retinaculum bind down fibular tendons |  | 
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        | describe path of common fibular nerve |  | Definition 
 
        | courses around head of fibula, divides into deep and superficial branches |  | 
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        | describe path of deep fibular nerve |  | Definition 
 
        | travels with anterior tibial artery and supplies all anterior compartment muscles and extensor digitorum brevis, terminates as cutaneous nerve between 1st and 2nd toes |  | 
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        | describe path of superficial fibular nerve |  | Definition 
 
        | from common fibular nerve, supplies lateral compartment muscles and then pierces crural fascia in distal leg as medial and intermediate dorsal cutaneous nerves |  | 
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        | what nerve provides cutaneous innervation between 1st and 2nd toes? |  | Definition 
 
        | deep fibular nerve, L4 L5 |  | 
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        | what nerve provides cutaneous innervation to most of the dorsum of the foot? |  | Definition 
 
        | superficial fibular nerve L4, L5, S1 |  | 
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        | what nerve innervates lateral cutaneous side of foot |  | Definition 
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        | what nerve provides cutaneous innervation to medial side of leg and foot? |  | Definition 
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        | describe path of anterior tibial artery |  | Definition 
 
        | pierces interosseous membrane, courses with deep fibular nerve and vascularizes anterior compartment, crosses ankle and becomes dorsalis pedis artery |  | 
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        | describe path of dorsalis pedis artery |  | Definition 
 
        | from anterior tibial artery, divides into arcuate artery which makes a superficial arch in foot and then gives rise to deep plantar artery which pierces 1st dorsal interosseous muscle and goes into plantar aspect of foot |  | 
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        | what is the farthest pulsating artery from the heart? |  | Definition 
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        | where can the pulse of the dorsalis pedis artery be palpated? |  | Definition 
 
        | just lateral to extensor hallucis longus tendon |  | 
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        | what is the innervation to knee extensors? |  | Definition 
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        | what is the innervation to knee flexors? |  | Definition 
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        | what is the innervation to inverters? |  | Definition 
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        | what is the innervation to everters? |  | Definition 
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        | what is the innervation to hip flexors? |  | Definition 
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        | what is the innervation to hip exensors? |  | Definition 
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        | what is the innervation to dorsiflexors? |  | Definition 
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        | what is the innervation to plantor flexors? |  | Definition 
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        | what are the arteries of the hip joint |  | Definition 
 
        | medial and lateral circumflex arteries, acetabular branch of obturator artery |  | 
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        | what is the result of trauma, thrombosis, or laceration that results in avascular necrosis of the hip? |  | Definition 
 
        | severe degenerative joint disease that may require joint replacement |  | 
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        | what are common etiologies of avascular necrosis of the femoral head? |  | Definition 
 
        | trauma, alcoholism, long-term systemic steroid use |  | 
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        | what happens when the femoral head has avascular necrosis? |  | Definition 
 
        | sclerosis of the femoral head, femoral head can collapse and cause shortening of limb |  | 
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        | what is legg-calve-perthes disease? |  | Definition 
 
        | spontaneous avascular necrosis of femoral head that occurs in children (mostly boys) ages 3-11, can lead to degenerative joint disease later in life |  | 
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        | what is congenital hip dislocation? |  | Definition 
 
        | baby is born with femoral head not in acetabulum |  | 
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        | how common is congenital hip displacement and is it more common in boys or girls? |  | Definition 
 
        | 1:1000, boys more common thangi girls |  | 
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        | how would a radiologist determine the presence of congenital dislocation? |  | Definition 
 
        | by utilizing the position of the tri-radiate cartilage and the femur |  | 
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        | what are hilgenreiner's horizontal line and perkins vertical line? |  | Definition 
 
        | lines to create quadrants about the developing acetabulum and hip joint |  | 
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        | in which hip quadrant should the developing femoral head be found? |  | Definition 
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        | what should acetabular index be in a normal hip? |  | Definition 
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        | line between obturator foramen and medial aspect of femur (curved) |  | 
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        | what 2 tests rule out congenital hip dislocation? |  | Definition 
 
        | ortolani's maneuver and barlow's  maneuver |  | 
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        | describe ortolani's maneuver |  | Definition 
 
        | examiner lifts and abducts thigh to bring femoral head from its dislocated position into the acetabulum - causes a clunk when head re-seats into acetabulum |  | 
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        | describe barlowe's maneuver |  | Definition 
 
        | barlowe test discovers instability in non-dislocated hip; baby's thigh is adducted with gentle downward pressure. Dislocatable hip would be felt as head slips out of acetabulum |  | 
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