2 Flashcards
Uniform loss of joint space?
Inflammatory/ RA
Non uniform loss of joint space =?
Degenerative
What law states that people only have one thing wrong with them with one symptom ?
Law of parsimony
When you see osteophytes, subchondral sclerosis, subchondral cysts and asymmetric loss what should you be thinking?
Degenerative
Hard nodules at DIP joint?
Heberdens
Hard nodules are PIP joints ?
Bouchard nodes
Osteoarthritis of the foot is MC where?
1st MTP
What is osteoarthritis with symptoms of pain and stiffness?
Hallux rigidus
What is it called when the humoral head rides high and may cause osteopenia of the acromion process
Rotator cuff arthropathy
What is the most common sport for DJD of the knee?
Medial tibiofemoral
What is associated with multiplayer calcified ossified loose bodies with well defined boarders?
SOCM
What things should you think when you see OA of the hit?
LOSS. Loss of joint space, Osteophyte formation, subchondral cysts, sclerosis.
What most commonly causes Charcot joints?
Diabetes
The vacuums phenomenon is associated with what?
DDD
Where is DDD most common in the cervicals?
C5 and C6