arthritis Flashcards
What are the hallmarks of OA?
joint space narrowing, sclerosis, and osteophytosis
What is the only disorder with osteophytes without sclerosis or joint space narrowing?
DISH
What are the two types of OA?
Primary - middle aged females, bilaterally symmetric
Secondary - degenerative, mechanical
What are the 4 joints that have erosions as a feature of OA?
Sacrioliac
AC
TMJ
Symphysis pubis
SATS on the painful part
What are the hallmarks of RA?
ST swelling
Osteoporosis
Joint space narrowing
Marginal erosions
What are causes of high riding shoulder?
RA
CPPD
Rotator cuff tear
What is the key feature determining OA secondary to RA vs regular OA?
Lack of osteophytes and sclerosis relative to joint space narrowing
Outside of AS and IBD, what else can cause bilateral symmetric SI disease
Infection and DJD
Outside of Psoriatic and Reiters, what can cause unilateral SI disease
gout
What are the hallmarks of psoriatic arthritis?
distal predominance
proliferative erosion
soft tissue swelling (sausage digits)
fluffy periostitis
What is unique about the calcaneal spur in psoriatic?
fuzzy margins as opposed to well corticated heel spur in DJD
What is different about reiters vs psoriasis?
Reiters affect mainly men
Reiters predominantly affects the foot
How long before gout shows up radiographically?
What are the hallmarks?
4-6 years
Well defined marginal erosions with overhanging edges
Soft tissue tophi
No osteoporosis
What gives marginal erosions with SCLEROTIC margins?
Gout
What 3 areas a predisposed to chondrocalcinosis
Knee, TFCC, pubic symphysis