MSK Flashcards
lateral femoral condyle to anterior tibia
ACL
medial femoral condyle to posterior tibia
PCL
unhappy triad of knee due to
lateral force on a planted leg
unhappy triad =
ACL, MCL, medial menuscus
what is the most common rotator cuff injury?
supraspinatous
action infraspinatous
lateral rotation (external rotation)
teres minor action
adduction and lateral rotation
action subscapularis
internal rotation (medial) adduction
what is the rotator cuff innervation?
C5-6
dislocation of lunate
acute carpal tunnel
ulnar nerve injury from fall
hook of hamate fracture
Guyon canal syndrome
ulnar nerve compression - seen in cyclists from handlebars
Fractured surgical neck of humerus
axillary (C5-6)
upper trunk compression
musculocutaneous (c5-7)
loss of forearm flexion and supination, loss of sensation over lateral forearm
musculocutaneous
shaft fracture of humerus
radial (C5-T1)
wrist drop, loss of extension, decreased grip strength, loss of sensation over posterior arm/forearm and dorsal hand
radial
supracondylar fracture of humerus
median (c5-t1)
loss of wrist flexion, flexion of lateral fingers, thumb opposition
median
Pope’s sign
fracture of median epicondyle
ulnar (c8-T1)
recurrent branch of median nerve
what is spared?
loss of thenar muscle group: opposition, abduction and flexion of thumb
sensation
Erb’s palsy
upper trunk
Klumpke palsy
lower trunk
Thoracic outlet syndrome
compression of lower trunk
Median nerve muscles of the hand
LOAF
lumbricals, opponens pollicis, abductor pollicis brevis, flexor pollucis brevis
decreased thigh sensation, no adduction
obturator (L2-4)
decreased thigh flexion and leg extension
femoral (L2-4)
foot drop
common peroneal (L4-S2)
fibular neck fracture
common peroneal
can’t curl toes, loss of sensation on sole of foot
foot at rest…
tibial (L4-S3)
everted at rest
superior gluteal issue
trendelenburg gait
contralateral drop
loss of hip extension, hard getting out of chair
inferior gluteal (l5-s2)
innervation by superior gluteal
gluteus medius, minimus, tensor fascia latae
inferior gluteal innervates
gluteus maximus
sciatic splits into
connom peroneal and tibial
weakness of knee extension, decreased patellar reflex
L3-4 disc
weakness of dorsiflexion, difficulty heel walking
L4-5
weakness of plantarflexion, difficulty in toe-walking, decreased achiles reflex
L5-S1
arterial supply surgical neck of humerus
posterior circumflex
arterial supply midshaft of humerus
deep brachial
disteral humerus/ cubital fossa artery
brachial
posterior to medial malleolus artery
posterior tibial
muscle triad
found in
made from
skeletal muscle
1 T-tubule + 2 terminal cisternae
muscle dyad
found in
made from
1 T-tubule + 1 terminal cisterna
cardiac muscle
type I muscle
slow twitch, red fibres
increased mt and myoglobin
sustained contraction
endurance
type II muscle
fast twitch, white fibres
anaerobic glycolysis
increased after weight training
releases ALP
osteoblast
how do osteoclasts dissolve bone?
secrete H+ and collangeases
development of osteoclast
fusion of monocyte/mpg precursors
development of osteoblast
mesenchymal stem cells in periosteum
PTH on bone
low
high
low - build bone
high - can catabolise bone
estrogen on bone
inhibits osteoblast apoptosis
induces osteoclast apoptosis
Rx OP
bisphosphonates, teriparatide, SERMs, calcitonin, denosumab
osteopetrosis
thick bone, from lack of osteoclasts
bone fills marrow space
mutation in osteopetrosis
carbonic anhydrase II
OCs can’t make H+ for breakdown
Looser zones
osteomalacia/ rickets
defective mineralization of osteoid
osteomalacia
paget disease
blood tests
increased OCs then increased OB
raised ALP
loss of hearing, hat doesn’t fit
paget disease
causes of AVN
CAST Bent LEGS Corticosteroids Alcoholism Sickle cell Trauma the Bends LEgg-Calve-Perthes Gaucher Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
bone tumour <25 male
osteochondroma
osteochondrome
benign bony exostosis with chondroid cap
20-40 yr bone tumour
giant cell tumour
osteoclastoma/ giant cell tumour
locally agressive benign tumour
soap bubble on XR
giant cell tumour
10-20 yr; >65 yr bone tumour
osteosarcoma
RF for osteosarcoma
paget disease, bone infarcts, radiation, familial retinoblastoma, Li-Fraumeni syndrome
where is osteosarcoma commonly found?
metaphysis of long bone, around knee
sunburst pattern/ Codman triangle
osteosarcoma
<15yr male bone cancer
Ewing sarcoma
common places of Ewing sarcoma
pelvis, scapula, ribs
anaplastic small blue cell
Ewing sarcoma
t(11:22) translocation bone
Ewing sarcoma
onion skin bone
Ewing sarcoma
pannus
proliferative granulation tissue
RA RF
silica exposure
fibrinoid necrosis with palisading histioctes
rheum nodules
Caplan syndrome
rheum nodule in lung + pneumoconiosis
drug causing gout
Thiazides
overproduction of uric acid
Lesch-Nyhan, PRPP excess, increased cell turnover, von Gierke disease
true gout
negative birefringent
yellow under parallell light
blue under perpendicular
tophus formation area
external ear, olecranon bursa, achilles tendon
pseudogout
calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease
Sjogren’s is
destruction of exocrine glands by lymphatic infiltrates
bilateral parotid enlargement
Sjogrens
complications of Sjogren’s
dental caries, MALT
septic arthritis organisms
s. aureas, strep, neissera gonorrhoea
polyarthritis, tenosynotivits, dermatitis
gonococcal arthritis
reactive arthritis triad
conjunctivitis, urethritis, arthritis
pathogens reactive arthritis
shigella, salmonella, yersinia, campylobacter, chlamydia
The 6 A’s of AS
aortitis + aortic regurg anterior uveitisapical lung fibrosis amyloidosis atlanto-axial subluxation autoimmune bowel disease
SLE symptoms
RASH OR PAIN Rash Arthritis Serositis Hematological Oral ulcers Renal disease Photosensitivity ANA Innunologic disorder Neurologic disorder
Libman-Sacks Endocarditis
verricous thrombi on mitral/aortic - SLE
immune complex formation in SLE decreases
C3, 4, CH50
anti-B2- glycoprotein
Antiphsopholipid syndrome
mixed connective tissue disease
SLE + systemic sclerosis +/ polymyositis
sarcoidosis
immune mediated noncaseating granulomas
elevated ACE, CD4/8
sarcoidosis
population most commonly with sarcoid
female african american
CXR bialteral adenopathy, coarse reticular opacities
sarcoidosis
endomysial inflammation with CD8 cells
polymyositis
symmetric proximal muscle weakness
polymyositis
increased risk after dermatomyositis
occult malignancy