Bone And Joint Diseases

Question 0

Name a few etiologies in relation to bone and joint disease

Answer 0

klippel-feil syndrome

Arnold – chiari malformation

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Dwarfism

Question 1

What are the major dynamic Effects of bone and joint diseases

Answer 1

Be concerned with

stability versus instability
mobility versus Immobility

Question 2

What is the pathophysiology of Klippel-Feil syndrome

Answer 2

Cervical vertebral fusion + short neck + low hairline

c-spine: 2-7 vertebrae

Question 3

What Is dwarfism ?

Answer 3

An extremely short individual with disproportionate body part

Question 4

What is the development disorder with decreased proliferation of growth plate cartilage
s/s include enlarged head, short maxilla, large mandible, cervical instability

Answer 4

Achondroplastic dwarfism

Question 5

What are some considerations for intra-op management of patients with Achondroplastic dwarfism?

Answer 5

Difficult ventilation with facemask

extreme care with positioning to avoid hyperextension
awake FFOB
awake patient positioning for surgery (To confirm neurologically intact)

Question 6

What is the medical term for immobility?

Answer 6

Ankylosis

Question 7

What is medical term for inflammation of the. Join?

Answer 7

Arthritis

Question 8

What does osteo- mean?

Answer 8

Pertaining to the bone

Question 9

What is the medical term for pertaining to vertebrae or spine?

Answer 9

Spondyl(o)

Question 10

What is spondylitis?

Answer 10

Vertebral Inflammation

Question 11

What is the partial displacement of the joint?

Answer 11

Subluxation