MSK Flashcards
What are the common types of nerve injury?
Neuropraxia
Axonotmesis
Neurotmesis
Features of neurapraxia?
Nerve intact but electrical conduction is affected
Full recovery
Autonomic function preserved
Wallerian degeneration does not occur
Features of Axonotmesis
Axon is damaged and the myelin sheath is preserved. The connective tissue framework is not affected.
Wallerian degeneration occurs.
Features of Neurotmesis?
Disruption of the axon, myelin sheath and surrounding connective tissue.
Wallerian degeneration occurs.
What muscles are being tested in the trendenlenburg test?
The contralateral Abductors (Gluteus Medius & minimus)
If the pelvis tilts to the right its the L abductors that are weak
Where do the rotator cuff muscles insert onto the humerus?
Subscapularis –> Lesser Tubercle
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus & Teres minor –> Greater Tubercle
What structures are supplied by the following arteries:
- Middle Genicular
- Medial Geniculate
- Medial Femoral Circumflex
- Lateral Femoral Circumflex
Middle Genicular –> ACL
Medical Geniculate –> MCL
Medial Femoral Circumflex –> HEad of femur and neck (fracture –> damage –> necrosis of head of femur)
Lateral Femoral circumflex –> Lateral compartment of thigh
Contents of cubital fossa from Lat to Medial?
- RAdial nerve
- Biceps Tendon
- Brachial Art
- Median Nerve
What vascular structure is found at the sternomanubrial joint level?
Aortic Arch
What articulates with head of radius and ulnar superiorly?
Capitulum with radius
TRochlea with ulna
What structures pass behind the lateral malleolus? (in order from ant to post)
Tibialis Posterior Flexor Digitorum longus Posterior Tibial Artery Posterior Tibial Vein Tibial Nerve Flexor Hallucis Longus
T: tibialis posterior D: flexor digitorum longus A: artery (posterior tibial) V: vein (posterior tibial) N: nerve (tibial) H: flexor hallucis longus
How do you remember the structures passing behind the lateral malleolus?
Tom Dick & Very Nervous Harry:
- Tibialis posterior
- flexor Digitorum Longus
- post tibial Art
- post tibial Vein
- tibial Nerve
- flexor Hallucis longus
What nerves supply sensation to the foot?
Tibial nerve –> Plantar Surface
Superficial Peroneal Nerve –> Dorsum
Deep Peroneal Nerve –> Dorsum, just 1st web space
Sural Nerve –> Lateral foot (a branch of both the tibial and common peroneal nerves)
19yr old patient presents with increasing back stiffness over a period of months, shoulder & back pain and enthesitis in his achilles tendon. What’s the likely diagnosis and what blood test would you run?
Ankylosing spondilytis
Do HLA-B27
Most common presentations are inflammation of sacroiliac joints, achilles enthesitis and plantar fasciitis
what muscle is most heavily involved in testing lower limb coordination by the heel-shin test
Sartorius due to its effect of medial rotation of tibia on the femur
What are the major causes of Acanthosis Nigricans?
1) Obesity related
2) DM
3) Cushing’s
4) PCOS
5) Drugs e.g. insulin
What nerves supply the knee joint?
Femoral
Sciatic
Obturator
What structures attach to the coracoid process?
- Short head of Biceps Brachii
- Coracobrachialis
- Pec minor
- Coracoacromial, -clavicular and -humeral ligaments
Patient presents unable to grasp a piece of paper between finger and thumb. What nerve is damaged and what is this sign called?
Froment’s Sign
Indicative of ulnar nerve palsy
What organism causes most OM in kids?
Staph Aureus (unless sickle cell then its salmonella)
Which nerve supplies which lower leg compartment?
Ant comp = Deep Peroneal (Fibular)
Lat Comp = Sup Peroneal (Fibular)
Post Comp = Tibial Nerve
What muscles are found in the ant lower leg?
Tibialis Ant
Extensor Digitorum Longus
Extensor Hallucis Longus
Peroneus Tertius
What muscles are in lat lower leg?
Fibularis Longus & brevis
What muscles are in deep and superficial post lower leg?
Deep = Tibialis Post, Flexor Hallucis Longus, Flexor Digitorum Longus & Popliteus
Superifical = Plantaris, Soleus & Gastrocnemius