MSK Flashcards
proximal muscle weakness, raised CK, no rash?
polymyositis
anti scl-70 antibodies?
diffuse systemic sclerosis
fit and healthy old person with an undisplaced intracapsular hip fracture?
internal fixation
old person with limited mobility with an undisplaced intracapsular hip fracture?
hemiarthroplasty
fit and healthy old person with a displaced intracapsular hip fracture?
total hip replacement
old person with limited mobility with a displaced intracapsular hip fracture?
hemiarthroplasty
old person with a stable intertrochanteric (extracapsular) hip fracture?
dynamic hip screw
old person with a reverse oblique, transverse or subtrochanteric fracture?
intramedullary device
pencil in cup appearance on XRAY, sausage fingers?
psoriatic arthritis
wrist drop?
radial nerve palsy
dinner fork deformity in wrist?
displaced colles fracture
pain/tenderness in anatomical snuffbox?
scaphoid fracture
feels like walking on pebbles?
advanced RA in the feet- subluxation of the MTP joints
arthritis + uveitis + urethritis
reactive arthritis (reiters syndrome)
footdrop?
common peroneal (fibular) nerve palsy