MSK Flashcards
Arm abduction is achieved through ________ and _______ joint motion
Glenohumeral; scapulothoracic
There are _____ degrees of GH motion for every ______ degree of scapulothoracic motion during arm abduction
2;1 (120:60)
Direction of GH instability: of the three, which is most common?
Anterior GH instability, posterior GH instability, multi-directional instability;
anterior inferior most common direction
Complication of anterior GH instability?
Axillary nerve injury
Cause of posterior GH instability?
Seizure
Hill-Sachs lesion is a
compression fx of postero-lateral humeral head caused by abutment against anterior rim of glenoid fossa
Test to detect SLAP lesion
O’Brien’s test
Rotator cuff tears occur primarily in the _______ tendon
supraspinatus
With rotator cuff tears, can see pain during ROM with
repetitive overhead activities (swimming, throwing baseball)
What imaging study is gold standard to eval rotator cuff integrity?
MRI
Arthrogram is beneficial in assessing ______ rotator cuff tears, but
full thickness;
cannot delineate size of tear or partial tears
What is done during fxnal phase of rehab of rotator cuff tears?
- Continue strengthening, increasing power and endurance
- Perform activity-specific training
- Focus on scapular stabilizers and rotator cuff muscles
- CS injection (up to 3x/yr)
Shoulder arthrodesis position
50-degree abduction, 30-degree forward flexion, 50-degree internal rotation (50-30-50)
What is most common site of biceps tendon rupture? Name of sign?
Proximal end of long head of biceps tendon (distal rupture is rare); popeye sign;
seen in adults > 40 yoa with chronic history of impingement
How to treat deltoid strain/avulsion?
- Ice and immobilize acutely
- Stretch and progressive strengthening exercises
- If complete rupture or avulsion, surgical attachment
Types of scapular winging
- Medial scapular winging (serratus anterior weakness)
2. Lateral scapular wining (trapezius muscle weakness)
Most common prox humeral fx?
Surgical neck
In fx of surgical neck of humerus, the ______ is the principal abductor
supraspinatus
Complications of prox humeral fx?
Brachial plexus injuries;
Axillary nerve with surgical neck fx
Fusion position of elbow arthrodesis?
Unilateral: flexion at 90 degrees;
bilateral: flexion at 110 degrees in one arm, 65 in the other
For lateral epicondylitis, provocative test? Also management for tennis player after treatment?
Cozen’s test;
Decrease string tension, increase grip size
Provocative test for valgus extension overload syndrome of elbow?
VEO test; flex elbow to 30 degrees, repeatedly extend elbow fully while applying valgus stress;
can get pain at last 5-10 degrees of extension
Areas of compression for pronator syndrome:
- ligament of Struthers
- Lacertus fibrosus
- Pronator teres muscle
- B/w the two heads of FDS
With fx of humeral shaft, what nerve can be injured?
Radial nerve
Carpal bones
Scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform;
trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate
Osteonecrosis of lunate AKA
Kienbock’s disease
Hook of hamate fx can occur due to _________ or _________
direct trauma on palmar surface of wrist/hand;
avulsion from shear forces from adjacent/attached tendons during forceful twisting motion of the wrist
Cause of trigger finger; where does abnormal gliding occur?
Repetitive trauma causing inflammatory process to flexor tendon sheath of digits;
A1 pulley
Skier’s/gamekeeper’s thumb: who gets it, what’s disrupted, mech of injury, diagnosis, treatment
- Skiers, basketball players, ball-handling athletes
- UCL
- Forceful radial deviation of prox phalanx at MCP joint with thumb in exposed abducted/extended position out of plane with palm
- X-rays (stress radiographs)
- Short arm cast with thumb spica 4-6 wks; may need surgery
Jersey finger results in patient being unable to
actively flex DIP joint
Internal rotators of the hip include:
TAGGGSS TFL Adductor magnus, longus, brevis Gluteus medius Gluteus minimus Gracilis Semitendinosus Semimembranosus
To assess for true leg length discrepancy, measure from
ASIS to medial malleolus
Hamstrings placed under maximal stretch when hip is
forced into flexion, knee into extension
Hamstring and hip flexor strains occur most likely during ______ phase of muscle contraction
eccentric