Connective Tissue Part 3 Injury and Repair Flashcards
What are five types of tendon injuries?
- peritendinitis
- tendinitis
- tendinosis
- chronic tendinitis
- Rupture
Three phases of tendon healing?
- inflammatory phase
- reparative or collagen producing phase
- remodeling phase/maturation phase
How does scar tissue lay in comparison to previous collagen fibers?
perpendicular, remodeling is dependent on stress
What are the two roles of fibroblasts as they migrate to the wound?
-reparative and reabsorptive
what happens if you have excessive collagen synthesis?
excessive scar tissue and adhesions that can restrict mobility
when is tensile strength of a healing tendon sufficient for strong contraction with out disruption of healing?
4-5 weeks
in regards to tendon healing, what does immobilization do?
- reduces collagen synthesis (weaker tendon)
- decreased nutrition to tissue form synovial fluid
- adhesion formation
- essential to prevent rupture in early stages
when letting a tendon heal you should immobilize and then?
gradually increase controlled mobilization
what is collagen fibers surrounded by CT, connects bone to bone
ligaments
what fibers are collagen fibers that penetrate bone matrix, bind to periosteum to bone and reinforce tendinous/ligamentous insertions?
Sharpeys Fibers
what is the main structural support for joint stability?
ligaments
where do ligaments get their blood?
arterial plexuses
what is the benefit of sensory receptors in ligaments/joints?
proprioceptive feedback and kinesthetic awareness
history of trauma, point tenderness, and joint effusion are characteristics of what type of injury?
Ligament
How many grades of ligaments sprains are there?
3
- mild
- moderate
- severe
Grade 1 ligament sprain
mild, no increased laxity/instability, painful
Grade 2 ligament sprain
moderate, slight laxity/instability, marked swelling/pain
Grade 3 ligament sprain
severe, disruption of ligament with gross instability, marked swelling, significant pain
What is the most common tear of a ligament?
mid substance tear during fast loading
What is the least common tear of ligament?
insertion point
What type of ligament tear occurs with slow loading mostly in people over 50 years old?
avulsion of bone