Inert Tissue Conditions

Question 1

What are the 7 Inert tissue conditions?

Answer 1

• Femoral Acetabular Impingement
• Sprain
• Frozen Shoulder
• Osteoarthritis
• Meniscal issues
• Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
• Shoulder Instability

Question 2

Define Femoralacetabular Impingment

Answer 2

A pathological process by which morphological abnormalities of the acetabulum and/or femur combined with vigorous hip motion can damage to soft tissue structures within the hip itself

Question 3

What are the 3 types of femoral acetabular impingement?

Answer 3

• Cam
• Pincer
• Combined

Question 4

What is a cam impingement?

Answer 4

Where the abnormality is located on the FEMORAL HEAD OR NECK

Question 5

What is a pincer impingement?

Answer 5

Where the abnormality is located on the acetabulum leading to an over coverage of the femoral head.

Question 6

Define a sprain

Answer 6

A sprain is an injury or a ligament.

Usually caused by the joint being forced suddenly outside its usual range so the inelastic fibres are stretched through too great of a range

Question 7

What are the grades and their symptoms?

Answer 7

Grade 1 - micro-tears. Localised pain. No bruising. Minimal swelling. Minimal function loss. No laxity in ligament

Grade 2 - partial tear. Immediate onset of inflammatory signs. Moderate swelling. Bruising. Poorly localised pain.impairment and painful range on movement. Joint may be unstable

Grade 3 - complete rupture. Lots of joint instability. Immediate acute pain. Audible pop or crack when injury happened. All inflammatory signs. Later on symptoms may be less than a grade 2 because the severed nerves.

Question 8

Define frozen shoulder