MSK Buzzwords

Question 1

Pencil in cup x-ray appearance, sausage fingers?

Answer 1

Psoriatic arthritis

Question 2

Wrist drop?

Answer 2

Radial nerve palsy

Question 3

Dinner fork deformity in wrist?

Answer 3

Displaced Colles fracture

Question 4

Pain/tenderness in the anatomical snuffbox?

Answer 4

Scaphoid fracture

Question 5

Feels like walking on pebbles?

Answer 5

Advanced RA in the feer: subluxation of the metatarsophalangeal joints

Question 6

Arthritis + uveitis + urethritis?

Cant pee, cant see cant climb a tree

Answer 6

Reiter’s syndrome (Reactive arthritis)

Question 7

Foot drop?

Answer 7

Common fibular nerve (peroneal nerve)

Question 8

Fracture shaft of humerus?

Answer 8

Radial nerve damaged

Question 9

Fractures neck of humerus?

Answer 9

Axillary nerve damaged

Question 10

Badge patch numbness?

Answer 10

Axillary nerve damaged

Question 11

Malar rash?

Answer 11

SLE/mitral stenosis

Question 12

Avascular necrosis?

Answer 12

Proximal scaphoid, intracapsular femoral, femoral condyles, humeral head, capitellum and proximal talus

Question 13

Hanging rope sign?

Answer 13

AVN

Question 14

Negative befringement, needle shaped urate crystals?

Answer 14

Gout

Question 15

Envelope shaped/rhomboid, mildly positive befringement Ca pyrophosphate crystals?

Answer 15

Pseudogout

Question 16

Positive anterior drawer test?

Answer 16

ACL tear/rupture

Question 17

What is positive anterior drawer test?

Answer 17

Tibia can be pulled forward easily on femur when knee flexed

Question 18

Pain in internal rotation and extension of knee at 90 degrees?

Answer 18

Lateral meniscal tear

Question 19

Painful arc (pain on abducting between about 70-120 degrees)

Answer 19

Damaged supraspinatus tendon, frozen shoulder

Question 20

Dry eyes, mouth, skin, +ve Schirmer’s test?

Answer 20

Sjogren’s (with infiltration)

Question 21

Dry eyes, mouth?

Answer 21

Sicca

Question 22

Locked knee?

Answer 22

Bucket handle meniscal tear

Question 23

Bamboo spine on X-ray and sacroiliitis ?

Answer 23

Ankylosing spondylitis

Question 24

Question mark posture?

Answer 24

Ankylosing spondylitis

Question 25

Shortened leg and externally rotated?

Answer 25

Displaced fracture neck of femur

Question 26

Shortened leg and internally rotated?

Answer 26

Dislocated femoral head

Question 27

Onion peel sign?

Answer 27

Ewing’s sarcoma

Question 28

Sunray spiculation?

Answer 28

Osteosarcoma

Question 29

Popcorn calcification on x-ray?

Answer 29

Chondrosarcoma

Question 30

Soap bubble appearance on x-ray?

Answer 30

Giant cell tumour (benign)