Joint Disorders Flashcards
Chondrolysis
A process of rapid cartilage degeneration resulting in narrowing of the joint space and loss of motion
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis is an example of what joint disorder?
Chondrolysis
Chondrolysis is the most commonly found in what two populations?
Females
Adolescence (girls)
If a patient has an apparent leg-length discrepancy and pelvic obliquity with muscle atrophy, what could be the joint disorder?
Chondrolysis
What is the treatment for Chondrolysis?
NSAIDs to control synovial inflammation
Protected weight bearing and maintenance of joint motion
Surgery
What joint disorder is a slowly evolving articular disease that appears to originate in the cartilage and affects the underlying bone, soft tissues, and synovial fluid?
Osteoarthritis
What is the cause of primary OA?
Unknown cause
What is the cause of secondary OA?
Trauma
infection
hemarthrosis
osteonecrosis
or some other conditions
What is the most common joint disease? And what are the statistics?
OA; 60% in men and 70% in women after age 65 years
The most common musculoskeletal disorder worldwide affecting the hands and large weight-bearing joints such as the hip and knee?
OA
What structures does OA affect?
Hip
Knee
Shoulder
Lumbar and cervical spine
First carpometacarpal
Metatarsalphalangeal joints
What are articular findings of RA?
Chronic poly arthritis, which perpetuates a gradual destruction of joint tissues, can result in severe deformity and disability
What is extra articular findings of RA?
The cardiovascular, pulmonary, and gastrointestinal systems
Eye lesions, infection, and osteoporosis
What is the second most prevalent form of arthritis after OA?
Rheumatoid arthritis
What are two primary risk factors of rheumatoid arthritis?
Age and female gender
