Exam 2: [Diseases, Deformities & Signs] Flashcards
DJD is generally characterized by:
1) bone proliferation
2) asymmetrical non-uniform joint space loss
3) locations of weight bearing/high use
Hip DJD: Radiographic Features
1) non-uniform joint space loss
2) Circumferential (collar) Osteophytes
3) Cortical buttressing
4) Subchondral Cysts & Subchondral Sclerosis
5) Superior migration of femoral head
6) Intra-articular loose bodies
Advanced Hip DJD can lead to
Malum Coxae Senilis
Knee DJD: Radiographic Features
1) Joint space loss (M -> L -> patellofemoral)
2) Patellofemoral involvement
3) Loose bodies (joint mice)
Patellofemoral involvement in Knee DJD…
Without substantial findings in other compartments should raise suspicion of Pyrophosphate (CPPD) arthropathy
Ankle DJD: Occurs…
Secondary too trauma, occupational or activity stressors
Ankle DJD: Calcaneal Enthesophytes
Are unrelated to joint degeneration (even though frequently present)
Foot DJD: MC Location
1st MCP Joint
Foot DJD is associated w/
Bunion Formation
What is a Bunion?
Hyperostosis on medial aspect of 1st metatarsal head
Shoulder DJD: MC vs. Uncommon Sites
MC: AC Joint
Uncommon: GH Joint
GH Joint DJD
Should consider Pyrophosphate (CPPD) arthropathy in a sense of:
1) trauma
2) altered biomechanics (rot cuff tendinopathy)
Elbow DJD: Occurs…
Secondary to trauma, occupational or activity based stressors
Elbow DJD: Features
- Loose Bodies (joint mice)
- Triceps Enthesophyte may accompany
Wrist DJD: Areas Affected
- 1st Carpometacarpal Joint (trapezium/metacarpal)
- Trapezium/Scaphoid Joint
- Radiocarpal Joint
Wrist DJD: Occurs…
Secondary to trauma, occupational or activity based stressors OR altered biomechanics
Altered biomechanics preceding Wrist DJD:
- Carpal instability syndromes
- Ulnar variance
Hand DJD: MC Location
Interphalangela joints (DIPs & PIPs)
Hand DJD: Occurs…
Secondary to trauma, occupational or activity based stressors
Hand DJD: Clinical Feature***
Heberden (DIPs) & Bouchard (PIPs) Nodes
DISH: a.k.a.
Forestier’s Disease
DISH: Features***
- Spondylosis Hyperostotica
- Spondylitis Ossificans Ligamentosa
- (Senile) ankylosing Hyperostosis of the spine
- Juxta-Articular ossification of vertebral ligaments
DISH: What is it?
Skeletal disorder characterized by ligamentous calcification & ossification
DISH: most prominent location
In the Spine involving the Anterior Longitudinal Ligament (ALL)
DISH: Population Affected
Males slightly > Females
> 50 years old
DISH: Signs & Symptoms
1) Asymptomatic
2) Loss of Lordosis/Increased Kyphosis
3) Pain & Stiffness
4) Dysphagia
5) Joint Pain
6) Tendon Pain
7) Synovitis
DISH & Diabetes
Adult-Onset Diabetes seen in 13-32% of people with DISH
HLA-B8 positive = 40%
DISH diff Dx from IVOC Includes:
- preservation of disc height
- absence of DDD signs (vacuum phenomenon & vertebral body marginal sclerosis)
DISH diff Dx from AS Includes:
- Absence of facet joint ankylosis
- SI Joint erosion, sclerosis or intra-articular osseous fusion
Strict Dx Criteria for DISH:
1) anterolateral ossification in 4 cont. vertebra
2) relative preservation of disc height
3) absence of facet joint ankylosis
DISH: MC site
On the right in T Spine (T7-T11)
DISH: Additional Features
1) bumpy ant. Spinal contour
2) discal extensions
3) vertical shadow between ossified ligament & vertebral body
DISH: MC other Skeletal Sites
Pelvis
Patella
Calcaneus
Foot
Elbow
DISH is associated w/…
OPLL
OPLL: a.k.a.
Japanese Disease
OPLL: MC Location
C2-C4 (cervical spine)
OPLL: Signs
May have neuro or Myelopathy signs
Signs of Myelopathy in OPLL
[Insidious motor & sensory disturbances]
- Heavy legs
- inability to walk at a brisk pace
- deterioration of fine motor skills
- (I) shooting pains in arms/legs
[Pathological Reflex Findings]
OPLL: Radiographic features
- Dense, linear radiopaque strip 1-5mm thick
- parallel to vertebral body margins
- radiolucent zone between ligament & vertebral body may be seen
Ossification of _________ in OPLL Patients
Ligamenta Flava (7%)
Synovial Chondromatosis (SCM/SOC): What is it?
Meta plasma of synovial tissue into cartilage nodules that may calcify or ossify
Synovial Chondromatosis (SCM/SOC): Populations affected
20-50 year olds
Male 3:1
(Precipitated by trauma)
Synovial Chondromatosis (SCM/SOC): Clinical Presentation
- Insidious onset of pain
- Pain increase over time
- swelling
- Crepitus
- Joint locking
Synovial Chondromatosis (SCM/SOC): MC Locations
70% Knee
20% Hip
Elbow
Ankle
Shoulder
Wrist
Primary Synovial Chondromatosis (SCM/SOC): Cause
[Idiopathic]
- Spontaneous
- Maybe Microtrauma??
Secondary Synovial Chondromatosis (SCM/SOC): Cause
1) DJD
2) Neuropathic Joint Disease
3) Osteochondritis Dessicans
4) Osteochondral Fractures
5) Joint Dislocations
Synovial Chondromatosis (SCM/SOC): Pressure
Extrinsic pressure may cause bone erosions
Synovial Chondromatosis (SCM/SOC): Deformity
Apple Core deformity (femoral neck)
Diff Dx for Synovial Chondromatosis (SCM/SOC):
Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis
What is Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis?
[Mass-like synovial proliferation]
- can cause pressure erosions
[No loose body calcification/ossification]
Synovial Chondromatosis (SCM/SOC): Referral
Orthopedic
Synovial Chondromatosis (SCM/SOC): Further Imaging
MRI (to determine extent of loose body formation)
Synovial Chondromatosis (SCM/SOC): Contraindication to Adjust?
Absolute
What is Neuropathic Arthropathy?
Destructive Articular disease occurring secondary to a loss of joint proprioception & loss of pain sensation
What happens to the involved joint in Neuropathic Arthropathy
undergoes premature and excessive traumatic degeneration that leads to severe destruction and instability
Neuropathic Arthropathy: a.k.a.
Charcot Joint
Neuropathic Arthropathy: Secondary conditions
[may cause neurological deficits]
1) MC: Diabetes 35% (lower extremities)
2) Syringomyelia 25% (upper extremities)
3) Tabes Dorsalis 20% (L spine & lower ext.)
Causes of Neuropathic Arthropathy (9)
1) DM ( alcoholism)
2) Syringomyelia (uremia)
3) Tabes Dorsalis (amyloidosis)
4) spinal cord tumors (steroid injections)
5) meningomyelocele (pernicious anemia)
6) spinal cord compression (congenital insensitivity to pain)
7) peripheral nerve tumors (familial dysautonomia)
8) MS (hereditary neuropathy)
9) poliomyelitis (leprosy)
French Theory for Pathogenesis of Neuropathic Arthropathy
Joint changes are result of CNS trophic centers damage which control nutrition of bones & joints (vasomotor dysregulation)
German Theory for Pathogenesis of Neuropathic Arthropathy
Joint changes are cumulative effects of multiple unprotected mechanical micro traumatic events
What leads to disintegration in Neuropathic Arthropathy
Loss of Normal Neurological Function rendering a joint susceptible to pathological alterations
Six “D’s” of Hypertrophic Pattern in Neuropathic Arthropathy
Distended Joints
Dislocation
Disorganization
Density Increases
Debris Production
Destruction
Characteristics of Atrophic Neuropathic Arthropathy
- Lack’s the D’s
- Reabsorbed articular surface
- Tapered bone ends (licked candy stick)
Diff Dx & Treatment for Neuropathic Arthropathy
[Infection vs. aggressive neoplasm]
- immobilization/casting may slow healing
- managing underlying condition is crucial
Clinical presentation of Neuropathic Arthropathy
- Painless swelling
- deformity
- weakness
- instability
- crepitus
- “bag of bones”
What is Erosive Osteoarthritis (EOA)?
- Inflammatory variant of osteoarthropathy (DJD)
- Possible familial tendency
Clinical features of Erosive Osteoarthritis (EOA)
- Middle-aged Females (30s-40s)
- Pain, swelling & redness of joints
- chronic disease progression
Radiographic features of Erosive Osteoarthritis (EOA)
DJD changes w, osseous erosions, periostitis and ankylosis
(Spares ulnar aspect of the wrist)
Located MCly affected by Erosive Osteoarthritis (EOA)
1) DIPs & PIPs
2) MCPs & 1st carpometacarpal joint
Sign seen in Erosive Osteoarthritis (EOA)
Gull-Wing
Erosive Osteoarthritis (EOA): Referral
Rheumatology for NSAIDS & Physical Therapy
Target tissue in RA
Synovium
RA is the result of…
Abnormal cellular immune response to antigen in synovial membrane
RA immune response leads to..
Erosive Pannus
RA: Lab Analysis
RF: not sensitive or specific for RA
(Not a requirement)
Anti-CCP (cyclic citrullinated peptide) antibody
ACCP: not sensitive for RA
ACCP: SPECIFIC for RA
Diagnosis of RA
Established by the constellation of findings observed over a period of time
(NOT BY LABS OR IMAGING FINDINGS)
RA: Population Affected
Females 3:1 before 40 years old
20-60 year olds
JIA: Onset
Before 16 years old
RA: Onset
- Insidious
- may follow physical/emotional stress
RA: Symptoms
- Joint pain (tenderness, swelling, stiffness)
- Fusiform ST swelling
- Stiffness in the morning lasting > 2 hrs
MC Articular symptoms in RA
Begin in proximal interphalangeal joints & MCPs -> progress proximal
Clinical features of RA
Fatigue
Malaise
Generalized Muscle Weakness
Fever
Sjogren Syndrome: Xerostomia, Xerophthalamia, Xeroderma
(Dry mouth, dry eyes, dry skin)
Haygarth Nodes
Carpal Tunnel Syndroem
Xerophthalmia (dry eyes) condition seen in RA
Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca
RA Radiographic Features
- Bilateral & Symmetrical
- Periarticular Swelling
- Uniform Loss of Joint Space
- Marginal Erosions
- Juxta-Articular Osteopenia
- Large Pseudocysts
What is typically the 1st radiographic sign of RA?
Periarticular swelling
Deformities Seen in RA
Boutonnière Deformity
Hitchhiker Thumb
What is Boutenierre deformity?
Extension @ DIP, Flexion @ PIP
What is Hitchhiker Thumb?
Boutonnière of the thumb
Flexion of MCP, Extension of IP
RA: Target site of the wrist
Ulnar Styloid process
How much time before radiographic manifestations occur in RA?
3-6 months from onset
MC Location of Marginal Erosions in Hand RA
Radial aspect of 2nd & 3rd metacarpal heads and radial margins of proximal phalanges ends
Deformity in Foot RA
Lanois Deformity
X-Rays of RA Patients must include:
Standard series with Flexion View
Cervical Spine RA is associated w/
Pseudo-Basilar Invagination
Ligamentous Instability in Cervical Spine RA
- Atlantoaxial joint from destruction of transverse ligament
- widened ADI
MC alignment changes in Cervical Spine RA
C2-C4 Anterior Translation
Cervical Spine RA Lateral Cervical Appearance
Stepladder/Doorstep Appearance (multiple anterolisthesis)
Endplate erosions in Cervical Spine RA are MCly where?
Posterior 2/3rds of endplate
Consequences of Cervical Spine RA
- Osteopenia w/ 5+ yrs of corticosteroid use
- compression fractures
- “sharpened pencil” spinous processes
Hip RA: Features
- Axial migration
- Protrusio Acetabuli
- Erosions, Pseudocysts, Osteoporosis, ostenecrosis
RA is the MC cause of…
Bilateral Protusio Acetabuli
Elbow RA: Radiographic features
-Posterior Fat Pad in the absence of trauma should suspect RA or Infection
Heart RA
- Cardiomegaly
- Pericarditis
Lung RA
- Nodular Densities
- Diffuse basilar interstitial pattern