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Elbow/forearm/hand Pathology Flashcards

1
Q

Which one affects lateral epicondylitis

A

Tennis elbow

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2
Q

Which one is more elbow flexion injury

A

Golfers elbow

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3
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Tennis/golfers elbow cause

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Repetitive stress

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4
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Tennis elbow Sx

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  • pain from gripping/movements (extension)

- possible morning stiffness

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5
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Golfers elbow Sx

A
  • pain from gripping/movements (flexion)

- sometimes entrapment of ulnar nerve-> neuropraxia

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6
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Which one is a extension injury

A

Tennis elbow

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7
Q

Alt name for acute/chronic tennis/golfers elbow

A

Acute- tendonitis

Chronic- tendonosis

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8
Q

Which one affects the medial epicondyle

A

Golfers elbow

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9
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Which nerve is affected in carpel tunnel

A

Median nerve

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10
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Carpel tunnel Sx

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1) intermittent numbness (thumb, index, middle/radial side of thumb/ring finger)
2) night numbness (sleep position)
3) atrophy of thenar eminence and sensory loss in digits

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11
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Etiology of carpel tunnel

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Idiopathic

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12
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Predisposition for carpel tunnel

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1) diabetes
2) obesity
3) pregnancy
4) oral contraceptives
5) hypothyroidism
6) narrow diameter carpel tunnel
7) benign tumor

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13
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Pathophysiology of carpel tunnel

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Repetitive flexion/extension increases fluid pressure in through thickening of synovial tissue that lines tendons

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14
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Differentiate for carpel tunnel

A

Neuropathy

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15
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Dupuytrens contracture

A

Contracture of palmar fascia-> flexion deformity

-MCP/PIP of 4/5 fingers

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16
Q

Claw fingers

A

“Median/ulnar nerve palsy”

  • decrease intrinsic mm
  • increase extrinsic mm
17
Q

Ape hand

A

“Median nerve palsy”

-wasting thenar eminence= thumb unable to oppose/flex

18
Q

Bishops hand

A

“Ulnar nerve palsy”

Wasting of hypothenar mm/interossei mm and 2 medial lumbricals

19
Q

Drop wrist/waiters tip deformity

A

“Radial nerve palsy”

Paralysis of wrist extensor a

20
Q

How to injure the ulnar nerve

A

Over extension under armpit

21
Q

How to injure the radial nerve

A

Over lateral flexion of neck

22
Q

De Quervains

A

Tendonitis

-pain on lateral side of thumb

23
Q

What are all the pathologies

A

1) Tennis elbow
2) Golfers elbow
3) carpel tunnel

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