Msk Patholgies (lower Limb)

Question 1

What’s hip dysplasia

Answer 1

Hip socket doesn’t cover ball portion of thigh bone so hip joint may become fully dislocated, joint made out of cartilage gradually hardens into bone if ball isn’t seated into socket

Question 2

What are the types of hip impingement

Answer 2

(FAI) fémoral acetabular impingement, (CAM), and pincer

Question 3

What’s an FAI hip impingement

Answer 3

Femoral acetabulum impingement characterised by normal contact between acetabulum and femoral head neck junction can occur as a result of bony abnormalities

Question 4

What’s a CAM hip impingement t

Answer 4

Extra bony growth on femoral neck head, found particularly in athletic adolescents as the growth plate on the head and neck of femur can be stressed, caused by irregular Osseus growth prominence of prox fem neck or head can become symptomatic in physically active young people

Question 5

What’s a (pincer) hip impingement

Answer 5

Result of excess acetabulum coverage of fem head over coverage can either be global or focal results in abatement of fem head neck junction against acetabulum rim pressing on labrum

Question 6

Symptoms of FAI

Answer 6

Sitting crossed leg is difficult, difficulty putting in socks and shoes, sitting for long periods of time

Question 7

What’s an osteochondral defect

Answer 7

Refers to a focal area of damage including separation of the osteochondral fragment caused by an acute traumatic injury or as a result of an unstable fragment in osteochondritis disease

Question 8

What are subchondral cysts

Answer 8

Synovial fluid intrusion which proposes articular surface defects and increased intra articular pressure allows intrusion of synovial fluid into bone

Question 9

What’s meniscus vascularisation

Answer 9

The blood supply to the meniscus, subsides in adulthood, red region, outer is vascularised, inner region avascular white region