Arthritis

Question 1

Name 4 risk factors osteoarthritis

Answer 1

• increasing age
• female
• obesity
• articular congenital deformities or trauma to the joint

Question 2

Clinical presentation of osteoarthritis? (5)

Answer 2

Symptoms

• joint pain
• stiffness worse after activity and end of day
• activity induced swelling

Signs

• reduced ROM due to pain
• tender over joint lines
• crepitus on movement

Question 3

!! Diagnosis osteoarthritis? (3)

Answer 3

All of the following:

• 45 years or older
• activity related jt pain
• no morning related jt stiff OR morning stiffness <30min

Question 4

Treatment osteoarthritis?

Answer 4

First line = conservative:

• advice, exercise muscle strength and cardio, weight loss
• analgesia, NSAIDS first line.
• intra-articular steroid injection for Acute pain

Conservative fail = Surgical

• if severe pain or disability
• arthroplasty (jt replacement) or arthrodesis (fusion jt)

Question 5

Define osteoarthritis

Answer 5

Degenerative disease of synovial joints that cause progressive loss of articular cartilage