Abnormal muscles and skeleton

Question 1

What does it mean if knee is locking or suddenly giving out?

Answer 1

Mechanical and usually an internal derangement of the knee-meniscal, ligament, etc.

Question 2

What does the following mean on tibial extension:

Coarse grating

Answer 2

Degenerative joint disease

Question 3

What does the following mean on tibial extension:

Fine grating

Answer 3

Inflammation

Question 4

What does the following mean on tibial extension:

Patellar click

Answer 4

Normal

Question 5

Physical exam for meniscal lesions?

Answer 5

Extremely insensitive, MRI needed

Question 6

What is posterior drawer testing for?

Answer 6

PCL lesions

Question 7

What is lachman’s test testing for?

Answer 7

ACL lesions

Question 8

Another name for rotator cuff tendonitis?

Answer 8

Impingement syndrome

Question 9

Tendon most often inflamed in rotator cuff?

Answer 9

Supraspinatus

Question 10

What is a positive “drop arm” indicative of?

Answer 10

Rotator cuff tear

Question 11

Appearance of rheumatoid arthritis?

Answer 11

Tender, painful, stiff joints
Usually with symmetric involvement on both sides of body
The PIP, MCP, and wrist joints are most frequent