MSK Flashcards

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Ant Drawer Sign +

Def’n, Seen In, Assoc?

A

Attempt to pull Tibia forwards -> Tibia moves.

SEEN IN:
- ACL injury

ASSOC: Unhappy Triad

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Post Drawer Sign +

A

PCL injury

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Ankylosing Spondylitis

Def’n, Seen In, Imaging?

A

Type of arthritis that can cause some of spinal vert to fuse together.
(‘Ankylosing’ = fusing)

SEEN IN:
- IBDs (Crohn’s + Ulcerative Colitis)

IMAGING:
- “Bamboo spine” (vertebral fusion) appearance on XR

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Charcot Joints / Charcot Arthropathy / Neurogenic Arthropathy

Locations Affected (2 MC), Def’n, Seen In?

A

MC joints affected = Knee + Ankle

Joint destruction that develops because patient is unable to sense pain and is therefore unaware of the early signs of joint damage.

SEEN IN:
- Tabes Dorsalis (due to 3ry Syphilis)

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Clubbing

Seen In?

A

SEEN IN:

- Eisenmenger’s Sx

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Dowager’s Hump

Def’n, Mech (4 steps), Seen In?

A

Abnormal outward curvature of upper back (thoracic vert).

MECH:
Osteoporosis -> Compression of vert -> Kyphosis -> Dowager’s Hump

SEEN IN: Osteoporosis

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Gowers Sign

Def’n, Pres, Seen In?

A

Calf pseudohypertrophy.

PRES: Child uses arms to stand up from squat

SEEN IN: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

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Kyphosis

Def’n, Seen In?

A

Rounding / outward curvature of spine -> back “hunching”.

SEEN IN:
- Homocystinuria

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Pannus

Def’n, Locations (2), Seen In?

A

Hyperplastic synovial tis growing over articular cartilage.

  • MCP
  • PIP

SEEN IN:
- RA

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Pes Cavus

Def’n, Seen In?

A

Foot with an arch that is too high.

SEEN IN:
- Friedrich’s Ataxia (also with “hammer toes”)

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Podagra

Def’n, Seen In?

A

Painful MTP joint of big toe.

SEEN IN: Gout

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Tendinous Xanthoma

MC Location Affected, Def’n, Seen In (2)?

A

MC in Achilles tendon

Lipid deposits in tendon.

SEEN IN

  • Hypercholesterolemia
  • Hyperlipidemia
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Tinel Sign

Def’n, Seen In?

A

Tingling on percussion.

SEEN IN: Carpal Tunnel Sx

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Tophus

Def’n, MC Locations (5), Seen In?

A

Deposition of uric acid crystals in SOFT TIS.

  • External Ear
  • Elbows (olecranon bursa)
  • Fingers
  • Achilles tendon
  • Big Toe

SEEN IN: CHRONIC Gout

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Valgus Stress

Def’n, Seen In?

A

Abnormal passive ABduction of knee.

SEEN IN: MCL injury

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Varus Stress

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Abnormal passive ADduction of knee.

LCL injury

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Q

Wrist / Foot Drop (peripheral neuropathy)

Seen In?

A

SEEN IN:

- Churg-Strauss Sx

17
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Enlarged bones of Jaw, Hands + Feet

Seen In?

A

SEEN IN: Acromegaly

18
Q

Segmental, thrombosing, necrotizing vasculitis of digits ->
Gangrene + Auto-Amputation

Seen In?

A

SEEN IN:

- Buerger’s Dz (Thromboangitis Obliterans)

19
Q

Short stature + Shortened 4th / 5th digits

A

Pseudohypoparathyroidism / Albright’s Hereditary Osteodystrophy

20
Q

“Bowlegged” appearance

Def’n, Seen In?

A

Knee CARTILAGE LOSS that begins MEDIALLY.

SEEN IN: Osteoarthritis

21
Q

Rocker-Bottom Feet

Seen In (2)?

A

SEEN IN:

  • Edwards Sx
  • Patau Sx
22
Q

Osteophytes

Def’n, Seen In?

A

Bone spurs.

SEEN IN: Osteoarthritis

23
Q

Bouchard Nodes

Location Affected, Seen In?

A

PROXIMAL interphalangeal joint

SEEN IN: Osteoarthritis

24
Q

Heberden Nodes

Location, Seen In?

A

DISTAL interphalangeal joint

SEEN IN: Osteoarthritis

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Eburnation

Def’n, Seen In?

A

Polished, ivory-like appearance of bone.

SEEN IN: Osteoarthritis