Joints Flashcards
what is osteoarthritis
degenerative joint disease
cause of primary osteoarthritis
idiopathic
aging
secondary osteoarthritis
repeated injury
obesity
what happens to cartilage in osteoarthritis
degeneration of cartilage
- superficial roughened and cracked cartilage
- joint mice ( loose bodies of cartilage )
what are 3 phases of osteoarthritis
chondrocyte injury
chondrocytes proliferate
chondrocyte drop out with loss of cartilage
what happens to the bone in osteoarthritis
bone spurs bone eburnation (exposed bone on surface)
what are some symptoms of osteoarthtitis
worse with use
crepitios of joint
morning stiffness
what nodes and where are found in osteoarthritis
Heberden nodes: Osteophytes at DIP in women
what joints does osteoarthritis spare
wrist elbow and shoulders
Rheumatoid arthritis
systemic autoimmune inflammatory disease
what gender is more prone to rheumatoid arthritis
females
what is formed in Rheumatoid arthritis
Pannus: exuberant inflamed synovium
what get eroded with Rheumatoid arthritis
cartilage and bone
in rheumatoid arthritis 80% have what
rheumatoid factor: autoAb against Fc portion or IgG
in Rheumatoid arthritis the Ab attaches to what part of antigen
citrullin-modified peptides
what is the synovial fluid content for Rheumatoid arthritis
high protein content
how and where does Rheumatoid arthritis present in joints
symmetrical
PIP, MCP, MTP,
wrists, ankles, elbow, knees
what makes Rheumatoid arthritis better
activity
what are the hand deviations for rheumatoid arthritis
radial deviation of wrist
ulnar deviation of fingers
flexion-hyperextension of fingers ( swan neck; boutonniere)
Rheumatoid arthritis, what cysts are found in the back of the knee
synovial cysts
baker cysts
clinically what make rhematoid arthritis differenct from osteoarthrisits
RA: no DIP
rheumatoid nodules
juvenile idiopathic arthritis
before age 16
knees, wrists, elbows, ankles
how are juvenile idiopathic arthritis and Rheumaoid arthritis the same
pannus formation