Mid Sem Revision Flashcards

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Why is diagnostic imaging used (3)

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Essential tool too:
- facilitate diagnosis
- Increase our understanding of the pathophysiology
- grade seVerity of disease/injury
- facilitate treatment of injuries and pathological conditions

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Radiation exposure- informed consent

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Source of exposure
Natural radiation (airborne) - 1.2 mSv per year
Natural radiation (at sea level) - 0.3 mSv per year
Total natural radiation- 1.5 mSv per year
7- hour airplane flight - 0.02 mSv
Chest radiograph - 0.1 mSv
Standard chest CT -7 mSv
Standard hand/foot radiograph - 0.01msv
Typical cat scan - 1-14msv

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Health stewardship

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Any practitioner who has the ability to refer directly for imaging must have a sufficient level of knowledge to be ab,e to request appropriate investigations and understand the findings of reports as well as the ability to act appropriately on the findings

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Ottawa ankle rules

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An ankle X-ray is only required if there is any pain in the malleolar zone AND……

bone tenderness at the posterior edge or tip of the lateral malleolus

or

medial mall

OR

inability to WB immediately and in ED for 4 steps

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Ottawa foot rules

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A foot X-ray series is only required if there are any pain in mid foot zone and…

Bone tenderness at the base of the 5th metatarsal

Or

Bone tenderness at the navicular

Or inability to WB both immediately and in ED for 4 steps

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Radiographic terminology

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US - artery features

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Hypoechoic, pulsatile, non compressible Dopple = pulsatile flow

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US vein features

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Hyperechoic, non pulsatilla, compressible
Doppler = continuous flow

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US muscle features

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Hypoeachoic with multiple hyperechoic lines

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US tendon features

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Hyperechoic with bright lines longitudinally or bright dots in transverse section

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US nerves features

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Viable hypo or hyperechoic with fascicular pattern

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12
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US ligament features

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Hyperechoic bands with well defined borders

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13
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US bone features

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Hyperechoic

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14
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Fracture terminology

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Describing a fracture

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  1. Anatomical site
  2. Type of fracture
  3. Alignment of fracture fragments
  4. Distinct features of fracture
  5. Direction / description of fracture lime
  6. More than 1 fracture? Impact on the joint
  7. Specific features of the tyPe of fractue
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16
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Describing fractures (7)

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Which bone
Which side of a limb
L or R
Where exactly is it in the bone
Type of fracture
Acute, stress, pathological
Any other pertinent points

17
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OA on a radiograph

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Osteophytosis
Joint space narrowing
Subchondral sclerosis
Subchondral cyst formation.
Loose osseous body

18
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Plain film angles - why do we measure?

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Preparation for surgery
Grading the severity of deformities
Research

19
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Tibial seasmoid position

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Relationship of the tibial sesamoid to the long axis of the 1st metatarsal
Normal is medical to the long axis of the metatarsal

0 - seasmoid completely medial to mid-axial line
1 - seasmoid less than 50% overlapping the line
2 - sesamoid greater than 50% overlapping the line
3 - sesamoid completely lateral to the line
4 - normal

20
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Os trigonum

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Back of the talus bone

21
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Os peroneum

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Accessory bone on the cuboid closest to calc

22
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Coalitions

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Occurs in 6% of the population
Involves failure of the segmentation of the tarsal bones

23
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Tarsal coalitions can be

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Fibrousous (syndesmoisis)
Cartilaginous (synchondrosis)
Osseous (synostosis)

24
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Tarsal coalition symptoms

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Symptoms and joint restrictions become notable during puberty with growth plate closures
Typically presents as a painful rigid foot in marked pronation

25
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Most common coalition forms

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Calcaneo-navicular
Talo-navicular

26
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Osteochondritis

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Applied to a group of conditions in which no associated cause for avascular necrosis and be found
A compression, fragmentation or separation of a small fragment of bone usually at the bone end and involving the articular surface

27
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Osteochondritws

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Caused by impaired blood supply associated with repeated trauma
Typically occurs in children or adolescents often during phases of rapid growth and increased physical activity

28
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3 types of osteochondritis

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Crushing
Splitting
Pulling