Buzzwords- MSK Flashcards
wrist drop-
radial nerve palsy
pencil in cup XRAY appearance
psoriatic arthritis
‘dinner fork’ deformity in wrist
displaced colles fracture
pain/tenderness in anatomical snuffbox
scaphoid fracture
‘feels like walking on pebbles’
advanced rheumatoid arthritis in feet- subluxation of the metatarsophalangeal joints
arthritis + uveitis +urethritis (can’t see, can’t pee, can’t bend the knee)
Reiters syndrome (reactive arthritis)
foot drop-
common fibular nerve (peroneal nerve)
fracture AV necrosis
humeral head
proximal scaphoid
proximal talus
intracapsular femoral
femoral condyles
capitellum
hanging rope sign
AVN
negative befringement needle shaped urate crystals (yellow to blue)
gout
rhomboid shaped, positive befringent calcium pyrophosphate crystals
pseudo gout
positive anterior drawer test (tibia can be pulled forward easily on the femur when knee flexed)
ACL tendon/rupture
pain in internal rotation and extension of knee at 90 degrees
lateral meniscal tear
painful arc- shoulder movement
damaged supraspinatous tendon
frozen shoulder
rotator cuff tendon impingement
difficulty with external rotation of shoulder
frozen shoulder
dry eyes, mouth, skin, positive schimers test
sjogrens syndrome
locked knee
bucket handle meniscal tear
bamboo spine on XRAY, sacrolitis, question mark posture
ankylosing spondylitis
shortened leg and externally rotated
displaced fracture neck of femur
shortened leg and internally rotated
dislocated femoral head
‘onion peel’ sign
Ewings sarcoma
‘sunray’ spiculation
osteosarcoma
‘popcorn’ calcification on XRAY
chondrosarcoma
‘soap bubble’ appearance on XRAY
giant cell tumour (benign)
scalp tenderness and jaw claudication
temporal arteritis
gowers sign positive
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
swollen ‘woody’ calves
Duchenne or Becker MD
‘hatchet-like face’
myotonic dystrophy
rosary bead sign
polyarteritis nodosa
‘light bulb’ sign
posterior shoulder dislocation
‘Shepards crook’ deformity
fibrous dysplasia
