Chapter 10: Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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Why is it important for an ATC to know healing process?

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Because the ATC helps rehab the injury from diagnosis to healing (short and long term)

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2
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What must the ATC know about the healing process?

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  • understand the phases

- know the time frames physiological changes associated with each phase

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3
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Signs of inflammation (5)

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  • redness
  • swelling
  • tenderness
  • increased temperature
  • loss of function
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4
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3 phases of the inflammatory response

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  • inflammatory response phase
  • Fibroblastic repair phase
  • maturation and remodeling phase
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5
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Phase 1: Inflammatory Response

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Healing process begins immediately after the injury occurs

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6
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Goal of phase 1 (4)

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  • protect
  • localize
  • decrease injurious agents
  • prepare for healing and repair
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7
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Phase 1 vascular response

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  • vasoconstriction

- vasodilation

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8
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Vasoconstriction

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  • first 5-10 minutes post injury
  • seal the blood vessels
  • damage control
  • everything constricts
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9
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Vasodilation

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  • 5-10 post injury
  • initial effusion of blood and plasma (lasts 24-36 hours)
  • goal is to bring reinforcements
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10
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Histamine

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Vasodilation

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11
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Cytokines

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Attract phagocytes

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12
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Leukotrienes

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Allow helper cells to adhere (margination)

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13
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Exudate

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Protein layer at site of injury, doesn’t permeate so too much for too long is a problem

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14
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Vasoconstriction

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Everything constricts for damage control

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15
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Clot formation

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Contains damage

***do not disrupt the clot (heat and massage)

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16
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How long is damage control?

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First 2-3 days

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17
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Phase 2: Fibroplastic repair

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Rebuilding

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18
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Scar formation (phase 2)

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Disorganized scar tissue

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19
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Phase 3: Maturation and remodeling

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Reorganization of scar tissue

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20
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Wolff’s law

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Collagen realigns along the stress lines so rehab in the range of motion you want back

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21
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Articular cartilage

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Shiny white at the end of bones (protection)

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22
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Miniscis

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Cushion between 2 bones

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23
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Cartilage characteristics

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Little to no blood supply so it won’t heal itself

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24
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Meniscectomy

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Tear on medial surface will continue to tear so surgically shave around the tear—> shorter recovery time

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25
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Meniscus repair

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Red zone edge tear can heal itself with sutures (8 weeks no weight bearing)

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26
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Microfracture

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Drill holes into the bone to generate tissue repair process

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27
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Isometric muscle contractions

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Causing muscle contractions but not moving through range of motion

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28
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Nerve healing

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Very slow and nerves cannot regenerate but axons can

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29
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Callus formation

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Soft callus—> bony callus (able to see old fracture later in life)

30
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Avasular Necrosis

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If bones aren’t aligned correctly, the bone will lose blood supply and begin to die

31
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Pain

A

Influenced by different factors (psychological)

32
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Clot formation

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  • platelets adhere to collagen
  • blood coagulation—> clot formation
  • clots wall off damage
33
Q

How long does the inflammatory phase last?

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2-4 days after the injury

34
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Chronic inflammation

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  • insufficient inflammatory response results in tissue not being restored to normal physiologic state
  • granulation and fibrotic tissue develops (thick scar)
  • typically associated with overuse, overload, cumulative micro trauma
35
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Phase II

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Fibroplastic repair

36
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Phase II: Fibroplastic repair

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  • begins within first few days
  • lasts 4-6 weeks
  • formation of delicate connective tissue (granulation tissue)
37
Q

Which phase is a temporary scaffold?

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Phase II

38
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Fibroplasia

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Scar formation

39
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Scar formation

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  • Gradual replacement of weak fibrin plug with stronger collagen
  • formation of disorganized scar tissue
40
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Phase III

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maturation and remodeling

41
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Phase III: maturation and remodeling

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  • realignment of collagen along stress lines
  • continued breakdown and synthesis of collagen–> increased strength
  • Tissue will gradually assume normal appearance
42
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Length of time of Phase III

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  • long term process
  • may require several years to complete
  • lasts approximately 3 weeks for a strong scar
43
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Factors that impede healing

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  • extent of injury
  • Edema
  • hemorrhage
  • poor vascular supply
  • muscle spasm
  • atrophy
  • keloids and hypertrophic scars
  • infection
  • humidity, climate, oxygen tension
  • health, age, nutrition
44
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Wolff’s Law (power point)

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Bone and soft tissue will respond to the physical demands placed upon them

45
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Negative manifestation of Wolff’s Law

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Osgood Schlatters and myositis ossification

46
Q

healing of articular cartilage

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If it fails to clot or has no cell response heals very slowly

47
Q

Cartilage that involves subcontractors bone

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(Enhanced blood supply) healing will proceed normally

48
Q

Cartilage healing

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Usually requires surgical intervention

49
Q

Ligament repair phase

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As scar forms collagen will mature and realign in reaction to joint stress and strain

50
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Ligament healing failure

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Failure to produce enough scar and failure to reconnect end of ligaments to proper location on bones

51
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Healing length of ligaments

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Full 12 months

52
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Non surgically repaired ligaments

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Prone to joint instability

53
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Reason intra-articular ligaments fail to heal spontaneously

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They can’t form a good clot within the synovial joint fluid (ACL)

54
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Ligament rehabilitation

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  • balance between exercising and immobilization
  • surrounding muscles must be strengthened to reinforce joint
  • preventative
55
Q

Length of healing of skeletal muscles

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6-8 weeks depending on injured muscle

56
Q

Skeltal muscles following inflammation phase

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Myoblastic cells form—>regeneration of new muscle fibers

57
Q

Skeletal muscle re-injury risk

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Prone to reinjury and chronic strain cycle (hamstring)

58
Q

Tendon healing

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-abundance of collagen is required for good tensile strength, but too much can result in adhesion and thickening which will interfere with gliding tendon motion

59
Q

Tendon healing time

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Tissue not strong enough until week 4-5 to withstand force of muscle contraction

60
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Nerve healing scar formation

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-scar formation can block approximation

61
Q

CNS and peripheral nerves

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Don’t regenerate

62
Q

Bone healing acute fractures 5 stages

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  • hematoma formation
  • cellular proliferation
  • callus formation
  • ossification
  • remodeling
63
Q

Bone healing

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-hard callus becomes more well-formed as osteoblasts lay down cancellous bone replacing cartilage

64
Q

Complete ossification time

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Years

65
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Bone immobilization time

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3-8 weeks depending on size and location of bone

66
Q

Less than ideal immobilization

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Produces cartilaginous Union instead of bony callus

67
Q

Acute fracture management

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-must be appropriately immobilized until x-Ray reveals the presence of a hard callus

68
Q

What areas must not interfere with bone healing

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  • poor blood supply
  • poor immobilization
  • infection
69
Q

stress fracture cause

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-constant stress can impact bone resorption, leading to micro fracture

70
Q

Stress fracture healing

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  • early recognition to prevent complete fracture

- decreased activity and elimination of factors causing excess stress

71
Q

Osteoclastic activity>osteoblastic activity

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Bone becomes more prone to fractures

72
Q

Pain

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  • inhibit healing by limiting motivation and willingness

- goal of clinician is to manage patients perception of pain