Buzzwords- MSK

Question 1

Pencil-in-cup Xray appearance, sausage fingers

Answer 1

Psoriatic Arthritis

Question 2

wRist Drop

Answer 2

Radial nerve palsy

Question 3

‘Dinner fork’ or ‘Swan’s neck’ deformity in wrist

Answer 3

Displayed colles fracture

Question 4

Pain/tenderness in the anatomical snuffbox

Answer 4

Scaphoid fracture

Question 5

“Feels like walking on pebbles”

Answer 5

Advanced RA in the feet- subluxation of metatarsophalangeal joints

Question 6

Arthritis +Uvetitis +Urethritis (can’t see, can’t pee, can’t bend the knee)

Answer 6

Reiter’s syndrome (reactive arthritis)

Question 7

Foot drop

Answer 7

Common fibular nerve (peroneal nerve)

Question 8

Fracture sorosis

Answer 8

Proximal spheroid, Intracapsular femoral, femoral condoles, humeral head, capitellum, and proximal talus

Question 9

Hanging rope sign (line across femoral head that looks like rope)

Answer 9

Avascular necrosis (AVN)

Question 10

Negative birefringent, needle shaped urate crystals

Answer 10

Gout

Question 11

Envelope-shaped/rhomboid, mildly positive birefringent Ca pyrophosphate crystals

Answer 11

Pseudogout (gotta fake the positivity- fake it till you make it then sent a positive letter home)

Question 12

Positive anterior drawer test

Answer 12

ACL tear/rupture

Question 13

Pain in internal rotation and extension of knee at 90 degree

Answer 13

lateral meniscal tear

Question 14

Painful arc (between 70-120 degrees)

Answer 14

Damaged supraspinatus tendon (rotator cuff tear) , frozen shoulder (longer term condition)

Question 15

Dry eyes, mouth and skin, +ve schrimer’s test

Answer 15

Sjogren’s syndrome (with infiltration) - often with RA

Question 16

Dry eyes, mouth, vagina and bronchitis

Answer 16

Sicca syndrome (no infiltration) - no signs of arthritis

Question 17

Locked knee

Answer 17

Bucket handle meniscal tear

Question 18

Bamboo spine on Xray, sacroiliitis and question mark posture

Answer 18

Ankylosying spondylitis

Question 19

Shortened leg and external rotated

Answer 19

Displaced fracture neck of femur

Question 20

Shortened leg and internally rotated

Answer 20

Dislocacted femoral head

Question 21

‘Onion-peel’ sign

Answer 21

Ewing’s sarcoma

Question 22

‘sunray’ spiculation

Answer 22

Osteosarcoma

Question 23

‘popcorn calcification’ on xray

Answer 23

chondrosarcoma

Question 24

‘soap bubble’ appearance on xray

Answer 24

Giant cell tumour (benign)

Question 25

Scalp tenderness and jaw claudication

Answer 25

Temporal artheritis

Question 26

Gower’s sign positive

Answer 26

Duchenne MD

Question 27

Swollen, “woody” calves

Answer 27

Duchenne or Becker MD

Question 28

“Hatchet-like” face

Answer 28

Myotonic Dystrophy