MSK Flashcards
pain in the legs that is exacerbated by walking/exercise and relieved by rest
- caused by poor blood flow to muscle, most often caused by atherosclerosis of arteries
Claudication
- popliteal A very common
NOTE: venous blockage (DVT) causes more constant pain and swelling than arterial
fatty acid oxidation defect
- liver failure (increased ammonia, lactate dehydrogenase, aspartate transaminase)
- arrhythmias, seizures, lethargy coma in neonatal form
- milder form presents in adolescence as fatigue after exercise/bad sickness. labs will show rhabdomyolysis
mutation of carnitine palmitoyltransferase 2 (CPT2)
- long-chain acylcarnitines (C16-18) accumulate inside mitochondria and plasma
pathologic fractures, blue sclera, hearing loss
osteogenesis imperfecta (AD) - defect in COL1A1/2
what is the main action of supraspinatous?
abduction of the humerus
- MC rotator cuff injury
patient supine with hips flexed and knees to chest. The patient releases one leg and allows the hip and knee to extend to the table
Thomas test
- for psoas syndrome
patient is in the prone position and the knee is passively flexed 90º. A rotational force is applied to the knee while compression is given from the heel. Pain in the region is considered a positive test
Apley compression test
- for knee meniscus
patient is supine with the knee passively held in 30º of flexion. With one hand, the distal femur is stabilized and with the other hand, a gentle anterior force is applied to the proximal tibia. The unaffected knee must be examined to determine laxity
Lachman test
- more accurate than anterior drawer for ACL
patient is lying on the unaffected side with their hip flexed. The down leg is flexed to 90º at the knee. The operator stabilizes the greater trochanter and holds up the ankle. The thigh is then abducted passively and is extended to catch the ITB over the greater trochanter
Ober test
- for TFL and IT band tightness
patient standing on one leg with the knee flexed to 20º while holding the examiner’s hand for balance. The patient then internally and externally rotates the knee. When pain, locking or a catching sensation is reported, the test is considered positive
Thessaly test
- test is considered superior to other meniscal evaluations if the patient is able to weight bear
weakness of the vastus medialis and abnormal lateral tracking of the patella
patellofemoral pain syndrome
what is the second most likely ligament to tear in a lateral ankle sprain, after ATF?
calcaneofibular (CFL) - type 2 sprain includes both
- type 3 would include posterior talofibular (PTF)
tender to palpation at anatomical snuffbox?
scaphoid fracture likely
inflammation of tibial tuberosity
- pain is usually gradual in onset and abates with rest
- generally self-limiting as long as the patient limits activities
Osgood-Schlatter
- growing pains
- tx is supportive w/NSAIDs and rest
male teen with bony pain, fever, fatigue, weight loss, and possible palpable mass
- Xray shows lamellated or “onion skinning” of periosteum
Ewing sarcoma
- midshaft diaphysis
obese teenagers with hip, thigh, or knee pain and a limp
- present with leg in external rotation that takes pressure off the femoral head
- Xray shows a inferiorly displaced femoral head in relation to the femoral neck and within the confines of the acetabulum
slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE)
pain and/or paresthesia in the anterolateral thigh associated with compression of lateral femoral cutaneous nerve
meralgia paresthetica
- lat femoral cut N gets compressed under inguinal ligament
what artery:
- runs posteriorly with the axillary nerve through the quadrangular space bounded by the teres minor and teres major muscles, the long head of the triceps brachii, and the humerus, around the surgical neck of the humerus
posterior humoral circumflex
IgM autoantibody against the fragment crystallizable (Fc) portion of IgG?
rheumatoid factor
- also look out for autoantibodies to mutated citrullinated vimentin (MCV) and anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies
when would you see prominent ulnar deviation of the digits?
RA
- a thoracic curvature of more than 50º results in compromise of what?
- while an angle of more than 75º will seriously compromise what?
50 -> respiratory function
75 -> CV
McMurray test for what?
meniscus
- also Apley grind test
pt supine
- flex the knee to 90° while the foot is held by the calcaneus with the other hand
- examiner then places one hand on the lateral side of the knee and externally rotates the leg while using valgus stress
medial meniscus -> McMurray
- lateral meniscus use internal rotation and varus stress
where does the ulnar collateral ligament attach?
from the inferior medial epicondyle (humerus) to the medial coronoid process (ulna)
young male w/leg pain and possible palpable mass
most often located in the metaphysis (distal femur) and usually has a rim of bone formation
- X-ray shows a sunburst pattern and Codman’s triangle
osteosarcoma
- MC primary bone tumor and is MC in adolescent boys
what muscle helps with knee flexion and hip extension?
biceps femoris
- long head innervated by tibial nerve
- short head innervated by common fibluar nerve
HLA-B8, DR3, DR4?
SLE
HLA-DQ2, DQ8?
dermatitis herpetiformis
HLA-B27? (4)
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Reactive arthritis
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Inflammatory bowel disease-related arthritides
HLA-B51?
Behcet disease
- multisystem neutrophilic disease with a vasculitic component that is classically associated with recurrent oral and genital ulcerations, ocular abnormalities, and skin eruptions
HLA-Cw6?
psoriasis
Begin by monitoring the radial pulse of the ipsilateral arm that is being tested. The physician will extend that arm at the elbow, while simultaneously extending, externally rotating and slightly abducting the shoulder. The physician then asks the patient to take a deep inhalation and turn his/her head toward the ipsilateral arm. The test is positive if the radial pulse becomes markedly decreased or absent
Adson’s test -> thoracic outlet syndrome
ulnar deviation, boutonniere and swan-neck deformities?
RA
what two diseases have a weak transverse ligament of the atlas making HVLA contraindicated?
RA and Down’s
what increases the risk of a teenager developing osteosarcoma?
Childhood retinoblastoma
counternutation?
sacral base moves posteriorly
what is the MC SD in postpartum pts?
bilateral sacral flexion
what is the MC fractured bone of the midfoot?
navicular
- navicular is medial, cuboid is lateral
what nerve innervates the anterior compartment of the lower leg: tibialis anterior, extensor digitorum longus, and extensor hallucis longus.
deep peroneal (L4-S2)
what nerve innervates fibularis longus and brevis?
superficial peroneal
myotonia (noted with the sustained grasp), muscle wasting, frontal balding, cataracts, testicular atrophy, and arrhythmias
- CTG repeats
Myotonic muscular dystrophy (AD)
- anticipation occurs due to instability during maternal meiosis
postpubertal macroorchidism (large testes), long facies with a prominent jaw, large everted ears, autism, and cardiac defects most notably mitral valve prolapse - **CGG repeats** -> methylation of FMR1 gene
Fragile X syndrome (X-linked dominant)
- 2nd MC mental retardation after downs
staggering gait, numerous falls, nystagmus, dysarthria, pes cavus, hammer toes, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, as well as childhood kyphoscoliosis
- impairment in mitochondrial function
- dysfunction within the spinal cord tracts leading to muscle weakness and loss of DTRs, vibratory sense, and proprioception
- frataxin gene mutation
Freidrich ataxia
- frataxin gene on xsome 9 = iron binding protein
what does calcium bind in skeletal muscle to initiate contraction?
- troponin*
- causes a conformational change in troponin -> tropomyosin exposes the myosin binding sites to actin
- myosin then binds actin causing conformational change
what muscles are responsible for finger abduction?
dorsal interossei
folic acid analog, which inhibits dihydrofolate reductase to decrease DNA expression
- used to treat severe rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, leukemia, lymphomas, and sarcomas
methotrexate
- liver enzymes should be tested regularly, can be hepatotoxic!
what does a positive drop arm test indicate?
supraspinatous tear
- after 90 degrees, the deltoid cannot maintain abduction without an intact supraspinatus