"Most common" Flashcards
most common soft tissue tumor of hand and wrist
ganglion cyst
most common around the scapholunate ligament junction
most common cervical disc herniation site
between C5 and C6 is more affected in cervical spondylosis)
most common sx of radiculopathy (L4-S3)
sciatica
most common place for spondylolisthesis
L5-S1, less common L4-L5
also spondylolisthesis is relieved by sitting, where sciatica is relieved by walking or lying down/agg by sitting
most common cause of lateral knee pain among athletes, and most common cause of lateral knee pain in runners
iliotibial band syndrome
most common mass in the popliteal fossa
Baker’s cyst
most common tears: medial or lateral meniscus? ACL or PCL?
medial, ACL
most frequently dislocated joint in the body
shoulder, and 90% it is anteriorly displaced
most common benign bone tumor (35%)
osteochondroma - usually on distal femur, proximal tibia, proximal humerus
most common met for osteosarcoma
lung
malignant sarcoma affects: distal femur > proximal tibia > proximal humerus
most common bug in osteomyelitis
staph aureus 90%
also strep pyogenes, H flu
most common bug in septic arthritis
staph aureus in adults
bug of lyme disease
borrelia burgdorferi (spirochete) transmitted by ixodes tick on white-tailed deer or white-footed mouse
bug of secondary lymphedema
wucheria bancrofti, filariasis
filariasis is a disease caused by a mosquito-borne nematode infection of wucheria bancrofti. This is the #1 cause of lymphedema worldwide (radiation and surgery are the #1 cause of lymphedema in north america)
most common bu for lymphangitis
strep pyogenes