MSK Flashcards
‘pencil-in-cup’ X-ray appearance, sausage fingers
psoriatic arthritis
wrist drop
radial nerve palsy
dinner fork/swan neck deformity
displaced collet fracture
pain in anatomical snuffbox
scaphoid fracture
feels like walking on pebbles
subluxation of the MTP joints (advanced RA)
arthritis + uveitis + urethritis
reiter’s syndrome
foot drop
common peroneal nerve palsy
hanging rope sign
AVN
negative birefringent, needle shaped urate crystals
gout
envelope shaped/rhomboid, mildly positive birefringent crystals
pseudogout
positive anterior drawer test (knee)
ACL tear/rupture
pain in internal rotation and extension of knee at 90 degree (steinmann’s test)
lateral meniscal tear
painful arc
shoulder impingement
difficulty with external rotation, loss of movement
frozen shoulder
dry eyes, mouth, skin +ve schirmers test
sjorgen’s syndrome