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Bone and Joint Disorders Flashcards

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What might you expect to see when examining a patient for a fracture?

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Inability to bear weight
Severe pain
Swelling and point tenderness
Deformity
Scrapes and Abrasions
Wound 
Loss of Movement
Loss of sensation
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What are the three principles of management for fracture management?

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  1. Reduce
  2. Hold
  3. Rehabilitate
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What does “rehabilitate” involve?

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Weight bear, move and physio

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What does “hold” involve?

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Plaster, fixation / metal

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What is the patient likely to have when a snapping sound is heard, and knee swells up immediately?

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An anterior cruciate ligament tear

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What is the role of the anterior cruciate ligament?

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To prevent anterior / posterior knee replacement

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What symptoms might patients with an ACL tear complain of?

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Instability, redness, pain, swelling, lack of rotation, pop sensation

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What are some physical examinations which can be used to determine whether or not an ACL has been torn?

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Lachmann’s, Anterior Drawer, Pivot Shift

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9
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What are some short term management techniques for bone and joint injuries?

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PRICE
Protect
Rest
Ice
Compress
Elevate
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What factors does the management of an ACL Rupture depend on?

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Depends on factors to do with the patient like their age, physical activity status, whether they perform movements which requires the ACL

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Why does the ACL not heal well?

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It has poor vascularisation

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What condition is the patient likely to have if they hear a loud snap at the back of their ankle, alongside a very sharp pain?

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An injured achilles tendon

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What are some examination findings which would be consistent with a ruptured achilles tendon?

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Difficulty walking, unable to perform heel raises, thickening, tenderness

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What would a patient with a ruptured achilles tendon expect to see when they dangle their feet off the end of the bed?

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The foot it held in dorsiflexion

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What are the four stages of tendon healing?

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Inflammatory, Reparative, remodelling (consolidation and maturation)

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What are some operation complications that may arise from a fuptured achilles tendon?

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DVT
Infection
Prolonged immobility
Neurovascular injury
Tendon rerupture
Ankle stiffness
Pressure sores from plaster
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17
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What arethe differential diagnoses for groin pain?

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Hip fracture
Lumbar Radiculopathy
Arthritis
Hernia
Infection
Hip Labrum tear
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18
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What drugs increase the risk of osteoporosis?

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Glucocorticoids
Anti-epileptic
Anti-coagulants (Heparin)

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19
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What lifestyle factors increase the risk of OP?

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Excessive alcohol
Smoking
Physical Activity
Low Body Weight

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Which endocrine disorders increase the risk of OP?

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Hypogonadism
Hyperthyroidism
Cushings Disease
Growth Hormone deficiency
Hyperparathyroidism
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Which other disorders increase the risk of OP?

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Malnutrition
Anorexia
Chronic inflammatory bowel disease

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What is one of the first signs of OP?

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Kyphosis - stooped back

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23
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What characterises a stooped back?

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weakening of bones

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24
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At what stage do women have an increased risk of OP?

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After menopause as there is a lack of oestrogen

25
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What affect does oestrogen have on bone loss?

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It slows it down, and also improves the absorption and retention of calcium

26
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What are some causes of OP?

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Long term usage of corticosteroids
Certain medications for inflammatory conditions
Family History
Low BMI
Drinking and Smoking
27
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Which scan is used to measure bone density?

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DEXA scan

28
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A T score of what indicates Osteopenia?

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-1 to -2.5

29
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A T score of what indicates Osteoporosis?

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More than -2.5

30
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What is osteopenia?

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Pre-osteoporosis

31
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What is the first-line treatment for OP?

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Bisphosphonates

32
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Why do bisphosphonates work as an anti-OP drug?

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They prevent bone reabsorption by stopping osteoclasts from working

33
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What hormone can patients with OP be given?

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Parathyroid hormone as it stops bone thinning

34
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What are SERMs?

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Selective Oestrogen Receptor Modulators - have similar effects to oestrogen by helping to maintain bone density

35
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What characterises Osteomalacia?

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Inadequate mineralisation of the bone, causing the bone to soften

36
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What causes osteomalacia?

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Vitamin D deficiency

37
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What can cause vitamin D levels to be low?

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Insufficient dietary intake, faulty vitamin D metabolism, renal tubular acidosis, malnutrition

38
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How can osteomalacia be diagnosed?

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Very low vitamin D levels, alongside psuedofractures and protrusion acetabula on radiographic images

39
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How can you treat nutritional osteomalacia?

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increased dietary intake
Increase outdoor time
supplementation of vitamin

40
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What are the two inflammatory markers which are commonly tested for?

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C Reactive Protein

ESR - Erythrocyte sedimentation Rate

41
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Which bacterial hip infection can be treated with antibiotics before having to be washed out?

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

42
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What is meant by aspiration of a joint?

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Using a needle to remove the pus within a joint, in order to remove the infection from it

43
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What is osteomyelitis?

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Infection of the bone

44
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what are the three categories of possible causes of a limping child?

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Inflammation, infection, trauma

45
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What are the common hip conditions which a 10-16 year old patient might present with?

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Slipped femoral epiphysis
Avulsion fractures
Osteomyelitis

46
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What are the common hip conditions which a 4-10 year old patient might present with?

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Transient Synovitis

Osteomyelitis / septic arthritis

47
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At what age is transient synovitis common?

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up to 10 years of age

48
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What conditions might patients under the age of 4 suffer from?

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Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Non-accidental injury
Transient Synovitis
Osteomyelitis

49
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What is transient synovitis?

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an inflammation in the hip joint that causes pain, limp and sometimes refusal to bear weight

50
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What are the Kocher Criteria for Septic Arthritis?

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  1. Must be non-weight bearing
  2. Fever
  3. High ESR
  4. High White Blood Cell Count
51
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Between septic arthritis and transient synovitis, which should be treated with antibiotics and aspiration?

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Septic arthritis

52
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What is the treatment for transient synovitis?

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Rest and Observation
Keep patient under close observation
Pain killers for pain

53
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What is the treatment for septic arthritis?

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Multiples aspirations and irrigations, culture pus sample and the give narrow spectrum antibiotics

54
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What are the cardinal signs of inflammation?

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Swelling, redness, heat, painful

55
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How does a bacterial infection change the colour the fluid in a joint?

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Colour - more cloudy, darker

56
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How does a bacterial infection change the consistency of the fluid in a joint?

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Increase viscosity, large volumes of effusions from swellings

57
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How will changes in the joint fluid following infections be reflected in blood tests

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Raised inflammatory markers - White celL count, ESR, CRP

58
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What are the three different routes bacteria can use to spread?

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Inoculation, blood, from bone

59
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What is the treatment for an infected joint?

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Aspirate
Culture
Antibiotics
If confirmed infection - washout with keyhole arthroscopy
Continue antibiotics

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