Msk Flashcards
Compartment syndrome is due to what physiologically?
Soft tissue swelling
Can compartment syndrome follow a lower extremity embolectomy
Yes. It is a form of ischemia-reperfusion syndrome
Anterior shoulder dislocation increases risk of injury to what nerve
Axillary
___ nerve palsy may lead to wrist drop and loss of thumb extension
Radial
Humerus fracture may lead to __ nerve palsy
Radial
Weak wrist flexion and flat thenar eminence is due to injury of what nerve
Median
Claw hand is due to injury of what nerve
Ulnar
Decreased sensation over deltoid is due to what nerve injury
Axillary
Foot drop is due to damage of which nerve
Peroneal
___ nerve injury leads to benediction sign due to an inability to close first through third digits
Median
When is intrabursal corticosteroid injection contraindicated for bursitis
When septic bursitis is suspected
Volkmans contracture Of wrist and fingers is caused by ___ associated with —— fractures
Compartment syndrome
Supracondylar humerus fractures
____ epicondylitis worsens with resisted extension of the wrist, and __ epicondylitis worsens with resisted flexion If wrist
Lateral
Medial
Passive and crossed straight leg raise can ___ pain in herniated disc
Increase
In lumbar stenosis, leg cramping is ___ with standing and walking and ___ with flexion at the hips
Worse
Better
Tx of refractory spinal stenosis
Surgical laminectomy (though often have recurrence of sx)
What nerve root controls foot dorsiflexion
L4
What nerve root controls patellar reflex
L4
What nerve root controls sensory input to medial aspect of lower leg
L4
What nerve root controls foot eversion and big toe dorsiflexion
L5
What nerve root controls sensory input to dorsum of foot and lateral aspect of lower leg
L5
What nerve root controls plantar flexion and hip extension
S1
What nerve root controls Achilles reflex
S1
What nerve root controls sensory input to plantar and lateral aspects of the foot
S1
Bowel or bladder dysfunction, impotence and saddle area anesthesia are consistent with
Cauda equina syndrome
Where does osteosarcoma tend to occur
Metaphyseal regions of distal femur, proximal tibia and proximal humerus
Pain worsens at night in what bone cancer
Osteosarcoma
Link these terms to appropriate bone cancer:
- Sunburst pattern
- Onion skinning
- Soap bubble
- Osteosarcoma
- Ewing sarcoma
- Giant cell tumor
Most common benign bone tumor
Osteochondroma
First step in relieving spinal cord pressure in suspected metastasis (as you go to mri?)
Steroids
Describe osteoma
Benign bone forming tumor characterized by prostaglandin formation
Relief of pain with osteoma
NSAIDs
Wbc on septic arthritis is
> 80,000
Empirically treat septic arthritis with
Ceftriaxone and vanc
Other than abx how do you tx septic arthritis
Surgical debridement or serial aspirations
Pmn % on synovial fluid analysis in inflamed joint will be
> 50
Pmn % on synovial fluid analysis in septic joint will be
> 75
Glucose on synovial fluid analysis in septic joint will be
<25
Pmn % on synovial fluid analysis in inflammatory joint will be
> 25
Where does Ewing sarcoma usually present
Diaphyseal regions of the femur
Giant cell tumor of the bone usually presents in what demographic
Women aged 20-40
What antibodies do you find on synovial fluid analysis in ra
Anti ccp antibodies
In a child with gout and inexplicable injuries consider
Lesch-nyhan syndrome
How does colchicine work
Inhibits neutrophil chemotaxis
Side effects of colchicine
Diarrhea and bone marrow suppression