Chronic Shoulder

Question 1

frozen shoulder

Answer 1

Adhesive Capsulitis

Question 2

In over 90% of patients this pain lasts ______ before subsiding

Answer 2

1-2 years

Question 3

what type of person is likely to get frozen shoulder

Answer 3

old ladies and diabetics

Question 4

3 stages of AC

Answer 4

painful (freezing)
adhesive (frozen)
recovery (thawing)

Question 5

painful (freezing) stage lasts how long

Answer 5

between 3 and 8 months

Question 6

adhesive (frozen) stage lasts how long

Answer 6

4 to 6 months.

Question 7

recovery (thawing) stage lasts how long

Answer 7

1 to 3 months

Question 8

best medical rx

Answer 8

steroid injection plus physical

therapy.

Question 9

is an
inflammatory process of the long
head of the biceps tendon and is a
common cause of shoulder pain.

Answer 9

Bicipital tendinitis

Question 10

constant pain

Answer 10

-itis

Question 11

intermittent pain

Answer 11

derangement

Question 12

Degeneration without inflammation is

known as

Answer 12

tendonosis

Question 13

Ruptures of the proximal biceps
tendon make up 90-97% of all
biceps ruptures and almost
exclusively involve the

Answer 13

long head

Question 14

following bicep ruptures, patients lose up to ___ % of their supination strength

Answer 14

20

Question 15

involves a tear of the
superior labrum, which starts
posteriorly and extends anteriorly to
include the anchor of the biceps
tendon to the superior labrum.

Answer 15

SLAP lesion

Question 16

dead arm syndrome in throwing

athletes

Answer 16

SLAP lesion

Question 17

3 ways to develop SLAP lesion

Answer 17

traction
compression
repetitive traction

Question 18

Patients with SLAP lesions often
present describing a poorly defined
pain that is _____ in location

Answer 18

posterior

Question 19

gold standard in imaging SLAP lesion

Answer 19

arthroscopic eval

Question 20

Aute onset of intense shoulder
pain that is neither position- nor
activity-dependent.

Answer 20

Calcific Tendonitis

Question 21

_______ of calcific tendinitis
clearly differentiates it from impingement
syndrome and adhesive capsulitis.

Answer 21

rapid onset

Question 22

The highest incidence of calcific tendinitis in adults

aged _____ years.

Answer 22

30-50

Question 23

4 phases of calcific tendinitis

Answer 23

formative phase
resting phase
resorptive phase
postcalcific phase

Question 24

MRI, which may be used to rule out
a rotator cuff tear, is ______ for
demonstrating calcification.

Answer 24

unreliable

Question 25

medical rx for calcific tendinitis

Answer 25

extracorporeal shock wave therapy

Question 26

SITS

Answer 26

✱ Suprapinatus ✱ Infraspinatus ✱ Teres Minor ✱ Subscapularis

Question 27

4 types of SITS

Answer 27

primary impingement (genetic)
secondary impingement (instability)
tensile failure (throwing)
internal or posterior superior glenoid impingement (repetitive overhead activities)

Question 28

NEER stages

Answer 28

stage I (strengthen rotator)
stage II (might need medical or rehab)
stage III (hurt all time, surgery)