ARTHRITIC DISORDERS

Question 1

What are 3 categories of arthritic disorders?

Answer 1

1. Inflammatory
2. Degenerative
3. Metabolic

Question 2

Inflammatory arthritis will have what radiographic findings?

Answer 2

soft tissue swelling
uniform loss of joint space
bone erosions

Question 3

RA, psoriatic arthritis, Reiter’s syndrome and akylosing spondylitis are what kind of arthritis?

Answer 3

Inflammatory

Question 4

What are the characteristics of degenerative arthritis

Answer 4

non-uniform loss of joint space
asymmetrical
osteophytes
subchondral sclerosis and cysts

Question 5

peri-articular soft tissue masses, well-marginated bone lesions, preservation of joint space is characteristic of what kind of arthritis?

Answer 5

metabolic

Question 6

Gout is what kind of arthritis?

Answer 6

metabolic

Question 7

What is the most common joint pathology?

Answer 7

DJD

Question 8

What is the AKA for DJD

Answer 8

osteoarthritis

Question 9

What is a progressive, non inflammatory disease of the small joints of the hand and larger weight bearing joints

Answer 9

DJD

Question 10

With DJD there is a strong correlation between radiographic findings and symptoms?

Answer 10

False

Question 11

Where is non-uniform loss of joint space most common?

Answer 11

areas of greatest intra articular stress

Question 12

what is eburnation?

Answer 12

subchondral sclerosis

Question 13

What are geodes

Answer 13

subchondral cysts

Question 14

What are joint mice and AKA for?

Answer 14

intra-articular loose bodies

Question 15

Where are joint mice most common?

Answer 15

knee

Question 16

What is buttressing

Answer 16

thicking on the medial side of hip in hip DJD

Question 17

What is the Q angle used to determine?

Answer 17

patellar misalignment (normal 15-20)