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FOOT + ANKLE DISORDERS Flashcards

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What is compartment syndrome

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Rise in intra-compartmental pressure due to trauma (blunt or penetrating) of a fascial compartment which led to haemorrhage or oedema.

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Clinical signs of compartment syndrome?

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-Severe pain in the limb (excessive for the degree of injury) increasing and not releived by analgesia.

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What exacerbates pain in compartment syndrome?

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-Pain is classically exacerbated by passive stretch of the muscles

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How is compartment syndrome treated?

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Treated by surgical decompression (fasciotomy) should be performed for all affected compartments.

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What are the short term consequences of compartment syndrome?

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-Decreased perfusion of the muscle leading to ischaemia.
-Rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney injury
-Loss of the peripheral pulses and increased capillary refill time
-Ishcaemia of nerve fibres
-distal paraesthesia preceding loss of motor function.

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Long term consequnces of compartment syndrome

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-Acute kidney injury
-Fibrosis of the necrotic muscle leading to volkmann’s ischaemic contracture.

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Cause of ankle fractures

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usually caused by excessive inversion/eversion of the foot.

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Consequences of ankle fractures

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-Fracture blisters may delay surgery.
-Skin over fracture may become nectrotic the healing time is increased.
-Open ankle fractures have the risk of osteomyelitis.

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What are open ankle fractures

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Where the skin is breached and there is direct communication between the fracture and the external environment.
(entry for pathogens)

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What are sprained ankle and 5th metatarsal fracture?

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An ankle sprain refers to a partial or complete tear of one or more ligaments of the ankle joint.

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What are risk factors for sprained ankle and 5th metatarsal fracture?

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-Weak muscles that cross ankle joint
-Lax ankle ligaments
-Inadequate joint proprioception
-Slow neuromuscular response to and off balance position
-Running on uneven surfaces
-Shoes with bad heel support
-High heels

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What is most common cause of sprained ankle and 5th metatarsal fracture?

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-Most common mechanism of injury is an invesrion injury affecting the plantarflexed and weight bearing forr, anterior talo-fibular ligaments is most at risk of sprain.

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Other causes of sprained ankle and 5th metatarsal fracture?

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Excessive strain on the ligaments of the ankle
Excessive external rotation, inversion or eversion of the foot due to an external force
When a foot is foreced past normal range of motion.

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Treatment of sprained ankle and 5th metatarsal fracture?

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90% heal with rest + time
those that do not heal= ankle instability= somtimes require surgery.

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Describe achilles tendon rupture

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Most commonly occurs in men aged 30-50yrs during recreational sports that require bursts of jumping + running

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Mechanism of injury for Achilles tendon rupture?

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Forceful push off with an extended knee
Fall with the foot outstretched in front and the ankle dorsiflexed
Falling from height

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Signs and Symptoms of Achilles tendon rupture?

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-Sudden and severe pain at the back of the ankle
-Loud pop or snap
-Palpable gap in the tendon
-Intial pain and swelling followed by bruising
-Inability to stand on your tiptoes

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How is achilles tendon rupture confirmed?

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Confirmed by Thompsons test also with use of MRI and ultrasound.

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Treatment of achilles tendon rupture?

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-Two ends of Achilles are frayed making surgical reconstriction difficult.
-Treated conservatively with the foot being held in the correct position in an aircast boot.

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What is Hallux valgus?
(Hallux= big toe)

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-Involves the distal part of the toe being deviated laterally including:
>varus devation of 1st metatarsal
>valgus deviation of lateral rotation of the hallux
>prominence of the 1st metatarsal head with or without overlying callus
=> most common in middle aged females.

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Symptoms of hallux valgus

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-Painful movement of the first metataesal phalangeal joint
-Difficulty with footwear
-Cosmetically unattractive (patient implications)

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Causes of hallux valgus

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-High heel shoes or tight fitting shoes will not causes the condition but can exacerbate.
-Secondary to trauma
-Arthritic/ metabolic conditions
-Connective tissue disorder that cause ligament as laxity

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Treatment of hallux valgus

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-Surgery should not be carried out for cosmetic reasons alone as it may make that painful.

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What is Hallux rigidus

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-OA of the first metatarsophalangeal joint resulting in stiffness of this joint.

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Causes of Hallux rigidus

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-Secondary trauma
-Gout
-Previous septic arthritis
-This joint os normally under tremendous stress and during walking so is easily damaged,

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What are the symptoms of Hallux rigidus?

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-Pain in MTPJ on walking + on attempted dorsiflexion of the toe.
-Pain ar rest in several cases
-Pain releived by walking on the outside of the foot
-A dorsal bunion (osteophyte) may develop on the top of the joint and rub on patients shoes.

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Surgical Treatment of Hallux rigidus?

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-Arthroplasty= Joint replacement
-Arthrodesis= Joint fusion
-Excision arthroplasty= surgical removal of joint with interposition of soft tissue.
-Osteotomy= surgical cutting of a bone to allow realignment (take load off affected part of joint)

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Describe the interposition of soft tissue in excision arthroplasty

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-a rolled up tendon between the bone ends

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Describe some non surgical treatment of Hallux rigidus.

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-Activity modification
-Analgesia + Orthotics
-Intra-articular steroid injection
-Rigid orthotics to prevent motion injury in 1st MTPJ

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Describe OA of the ankle joint?

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-Nearly all cases= secondary arthritis
-Most cases that occur in the joints that have previously suffered trauma
(PT arthritis)

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What are risk factors of OA of ankle joint?

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-Joint stress e.g. footballers, ballet dancers
-Obesity

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What is treatment of OA of ankle joint?

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Arthrodesis, patients can walk well following this ankle fusion.
Alternative:
Ankle arthroplasty but this carries more risk

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What is Claw toe?

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-Affect all four of the small toes, all hyperextended at the MTPJ and flexed and PIPJ

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What are consequences of Claw toe?

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Corns may develop over the dorsum the toe

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What causes Claw toe?

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-Muscle imbalance= ligaments + tendons to become unaturally tight.
-Trauma, inflammation, RA

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What is the difference between hammer toe and mallet toe

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Hammer toe= flexed at PIPJ
Mallet toe= flexed at the DIPJ
-deformities most commonly affect the second toe.

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What are causes of hammer and mallet toe?

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-ill fitting shoes + pointed shoes
-Pressure on 2nd toe from adjacent hallux valgus.
-Muscle contraction + shortening making it harder to extened the toe.

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What are curly toes?

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-Congenital
-Involve 3-5th digits
-Usually bilateral more common when there is family history.

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Causes of curly toes

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Tendon of Flexor digitorum longus/ flexor digitorium brevis are too tight.

40
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Symptoms of curly toes

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Most children are asymptomatic

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Treatment of curly toes

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-Conservative with passive extension of toes + stretching of flexor tendons.
-Surgery rarely nedded (only if pain on activity)

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What is Achilles tendinopathy?

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-Degenerative not an inflammatory process
Can develop:
-@ point of insertion of tendon into calcaneus
-At the vascular watershed area within tendon

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Causes of Achilles tendinopathy?

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-Many years of overuse e.g. long distance runners + sprinters
-Inactive patients

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Risk factors of Achilles tendinopathy?

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-Obesity
-Diabetes

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Sign + Symptoms of Achilles tendinopathy?

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-Pain + stiffness along the tendon (morning)
-Pain in tendon worsens with activtiy
-Severe pain after exercise
-Swelling present all the time but worse with activity
-Palpable bony spur

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Treatment of achilles tendinopathy?

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-Physiotherapy
-Eccentric stretching exercises
-Improving vascularity of the tendon

47
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What is flat foot?

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-Medial arch of foot collapsed so medial border almost touches the ground.

48
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Describe diabetes mellitus + the foot

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Foot diseases include:
-Infection
-Ulceration
-Destruction tissues of the foot

49
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Causes of diabetes mellitus + the foot

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Loss of sensation (peripheral neuropathy)
Ischaemia
Immunosupression= foot ulcers + severe infections
-Loss of protective sensation so patients will continue to weight bear on the affected foot

50
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Reduce effects of diabetes mellitus + the foot

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Attend fiabetic foor clinics
Educating patients on how to look after their feet to reduce complications
Tight glycaemic control

51
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What are causes of Charcot Athropathy?

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-Poorly controlled diabetes
-Progressive destruction of bone + soft tissue
-Neuropathy
-Abnormal loading of the foot
-Repeated micro-trauma
-Metabolic abnormalities lead to inflammation

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Treament of Charcot Athropathy

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Optimisation of glycaemic control
Reduction of the load placed on affected joints

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