Elbow and Shoulder Problems Flashcards
what elbow and shoulder problems are most common in teens/20s?
fractures and instability
what elbow and shoulder problems are most common in 30/40s?
rotator cuff
capsulitis
what elbow and shoulder problems are most common in 50/60s
impingement
AC joint
what elbow and shoulder problems are most common in 70+?
degenerative rotator cuff
joint
in the young what are most fractures caused by?
high energy trauma
in the elderly what are most fractures caused by?
osteoporosis
what is the most mobile joint in the body? what is the consequence of this?
shoulder - stability
in what direction is shoulder dislocation most common?
anterior
treatment for shoulder dislocation
manipulation
immobilisation
physio
(surgery)
what is subacromial impingement?
pain and dysfuction resulting from any pathology which decreases the volume of the subacromial space or increases the size of the contents
treatment for subacromial impingement?
subacromial steroid injection
PT
arthroscopic subacromial decompression
causes of frozen shoulder?
adhesive capulitis
primary (idiopathic) or secondary
treatment for frozen shoulder
early - steroid injection
late - surgery
what will x-rays show in frozen shoulder?
nothing
causes of rotator cuff tears
traumatic
degeneative
treatment of rotator cuff tears
acute - early surgery
chronic degenerative - surgery if symptomatic
when performing surgery on a rotator cuff tear what must you consider?
size
time
age
types of shoulder arthritis
OA
Inflammatory arthritis
post-traumatic arthritis
common pathologies at the elbow
fractures and dislocations in young
tendinopathies in middle age
degenerative disease in elderly
cubital tunnel syndrome at any age
