Image Interp Pathos Flashcards
Finger Dorsal Avulsion #
Forced flexion at IPJ
B- Extensor tendon insertion
Base of phalanx
Dorsal aspect
A - Mallet deformity
Finger Volar Avulsion #
Forced extension at IPJ
Dislocation
S - Localised ST swelling
B - Flexor tendon insertion
Base of phalanx
Volar plate
A - persistent dislocation/subluxation
Collateral avulsion # (skiers’ / gamekeepers’ thumb)
Abduction/adduction
Dislocation
S - Localised ST swelling
B - Collateral ligament insertion
Base of phalanx
Medial or lateral
A - persistent dislocation/subluxation
Paed hand #
‘Zone of hypertrophy’
Hyperextension (commonly
S - Localised ST swelling
B - Incomplete #’s
SH II #’s
Base proximal phalanges
MC necks
OA Hand
Primary (Familial)
Secondary (Abnormal mechanical forces)
Age
S - Localised soft tissue swelling
Joint effusions B - Osteophytes
Subchondral sclerosis Subchondral cysts/geodes
A - asymmetric joint space narrowing
RA
Chronic autoimmune inflammatory
disease
Synovial tissues and joints as well as
other systems
Adult onset (usually)
Female predominance
S - Fusiform and peri-articular ST swelling
B - Marginal erosions
Juxta-articular osteoporosis
Large subchondral cysts (late)
A - Symmetrical/concentric joint space
narrowing
Subluxations (ulnar deviation)
Boutonniere & swan neck
Supracondylar #
FOOSH - hyperextension
Direct blow or fall on the flexed elbow
(adult)
+/- vascular damage (brachial artery)
S - Localised ST swelling
+/- elevated fat pads
B - Transverse # proximal to condyles
Dorsal displacement (common)
Anterior displacement (less common)
Radial head and neck break #
FOOSH
S - Elevated fat pads (head)
+/- elevated fat pads (neck)
B - Longitudinal intra-articular # (head)
Transverse extra-articular # (neck)
Elbow Dislocation
FOOSH - Hyperextension elbow
S - ST swelling and deformity ** often no effusion ** B - +/- coronoid process #
+/- radial head #
+/- medial epicondyle avulsion
A - Dorsal or dorso-lateral dislocation of
forearm (most common)
Medial epicondyle avulsion #
Dislocation - elbow
Valgus force
S - Localised medial ST swelling
B - Avulsion # medial epicondyle or
secondary ossification centre
A - Intra-articular location of medial
epicondyle post reduction
Paired fractures - forearm
Fall
- Diffuse ST swelling & deformity B - Mid-shaft #’s
Angulation or displacement (most
common dorsal)
+/- Plastic deformity (paeds)
Isolated ulna #
Defence injury
Direct impact
Fixed flexed elbow
S - Localised ST swelling
B - Undisplaced, transverse mid-shaft #
Ulna #-dislocation (Monteggia)
Fall on hyperextended arm
Posterior blow to extended elbow
S - Diffuse ST swelling and deformity B - Angulated # of proximal 1/3 ulna
A - Anterior dislocation of proximal radius
Radial #-dislocation (Galeazzi)
FOOSH
S - Diffuse ST swelling and deformity B - Angulated # of distal 1/3 radius
A - Disruption/dislocation of distal
radioulnar joint
Clav #
Direct blow (most common)
FOOSH
S - ST swelling & deformity B - Mid-shaft #’s (80%)
+/- Angulation or displacement
(Can be subtle)