Miscellaneous from lectures Flashcards

1
Q

what do tendons attach to?

A

muscle to bone

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2
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what to ligaments connect

A

bone to bone

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3
Q

what is tendinopathy

A

disease of the tendon

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4
Q

what is tendonitis

A

inflammation of the tendon

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5
Q

what is tendonosis

A

chronic tendon injury, damage at the cellular level

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6
Q

what is tenosynovitis

A

inflammation of the tendon sheath

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7
Q

what is enthesopathy

A

inflammation at the tendon origin, or insertion to the bone

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8
Q

what makes up the bulk of a tendon

A

type 1 collagen

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9
Q

what is important to note while splinting an Achilles tendon

A

plantar flexion of the toe

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10
Q

where do the tendons come from (embryology)?

A

the lateral plate mesoderm

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11
Q

most common problem in the rotator cuff

A

tear in supraspinatous

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12
Q

gold standard investigation in investigating a rotator cuff tear

A

USS

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13
Q

what end of a biceps brachii rupture must be fixed surgically

A

distal

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14
Q

medical term for golfers elbow

A

medial epicondylitis

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15
Q

what group of muscle are inflamed in golfers elbow

A

flexor forearms

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16
Q

where will golfers experience pain on examination

A

wrist flexion and pronation, worse upon grasping

17
Q

what is lateral epicondylitis

A

tennis elbow

18
Q

De quervains tenosynovitis effects what part of the hand

A

the first compartment, abductor pollicus longus and extensor pollicus brevis

19
Q

what test can you do for tennis elbow

A

Mills test

20
Q

what test can you do for De Quervains

A

Finklesteins test - fist over thumb to deviate ulnar pain

21
Q

achilles tendon rupture is more common in patients who have?

A

RA, steroids or tendonitis

22
Q

clinical findings of achilles tendon rupture

A

palpable gap, unable to tip toe, +ve Simmonds test

23
Q

what is a mucous cyst?

A

outpouching of synovial fluid

24
Q

what is a ganglion?

A

outpouching of synovial cavity

25
Q

what pulley head does the trigger finger tendon get stuck on

A

A1

26
Q

what is paronychoia

A

infection within the nail