MSK (T&O and rheumatology) Flashcards
Achilles tendinitis/tendinopathy investigation
USS - thickened and blurred degenerative tendon
Achilles tendinitis management
Reduce activity
Calf muscle exercise
Analgesia
Simmond’s triad for achilles rupture
Lie on front with feed over edge
- greater dorsiflexion
- palpable gap
- no plantarflexion on calf squeeze
Achilles rupture management
Conservative if partial
Surgical if total
Bunion management
Orthotics
Comfortable shoe and size
Surgery
Ankle fracture management
Open: emergency surgery with irrigation and debridement
Closed: reduction and splint
Most common metatarsal fracture
5th - proximal avulsion / pseudo-Jones following ankle inversion
Most common stress metatarsal fracture
2nd - in runners
Thickening of fibrous tissue around nerve - feeling of lump under foot and shooting pain - cause and management?
Morton’s neuroma
Conservative (raise, ice pack etc.)
Radiofrequency ablation
Steroid injections
Plantar fasciitis management
Conservative
Bursitis management + if septic
Conservative
Steroids
Surgical removal
PO abx and aspiration if septic bursitis
Investigations for gout
Synovial fluid analysis
Uric acid after acute episode
USS/X-ray - erosions
Acute management of gout
NSAIDs after symptoms settle or colchicine
Long-term management of gout
Conservative: lose weight, less alcohol, no purine food e.g. seafood
1) Allopurinol - urate-lowering, start 2 weeks after first attack
2) Febuxostat - xanthine oxidase
Ankylosing spondylitis imaging findings
Sacroiliac joint x-ray (most important) lumbar vertebrae squaring, syndesmophytes, CXR (apical fibrosis)
Ankylosing spondylitis management
Conservative (exercise, physiotherapy)
1) NSAIDs
2) Steroid injection
3) DMARDs
Pseudogout presentation
Painful knee, wrist, and shoulders
What is seen on x ray in pseudogout?
Chondrocalcinosis
Pseudogout management
NSAIDs or steroids
Difference between Tennis elbow and Golfer’s elbow
Tennis elbow: lateral epincondylitis, worse on wrist extension and supination
Golfer’s elbow: medial epicondylitis, worse on wrist flexion and pronation
What is fibro fog?
Cognitive impairment in fibromyalgia
Diagnosis of fibromyalgia
Tenderness in 11/18 tender points
Fibromyalgia management
Aerobic exercise
CBT
Meds: pregabalin, duloxetine, amitriptyline
Transient synovitis management
Analgesia and rest
Polymyositis investigations
Tumour markers
High CK
Anti-synthetase antibodies e.g. anti-Jo-1
Electromyograph abnormalities
Muscle biopsy: inflammatory infiltrates, necrosis
Polymyositis management
1) High-dose corticosteroids
2) Methotrexate or azathioprine
Antibodies in dermatomyositis
ANA (80%)
Anti-synthetase antibodies (30%)
Face rash in dermatomyositis
Heliotrope rash in perioribital region
Cerebral complication of Ehlers-Danlos
Subarachnoid haemorrhage
Pathophysiology of Ehlers-Danlos
Autosomal dominant disorder affecting type III collagen
Pathophysiology of Marfan syndrome
Autosomal dominant disorder affecting fibrillin-1
Leading cause of death in Marfan
Aortic dissection
Marfan investigations and management
Echo
Genetic
Beta blockers
Heart surgery
Joint dislocation management
Reduction and immobilisation
+/- analgesia
ACL tear imaging
X-ray - usually negative but may have lateral capsular sign or capsular avulsion
ACL tear management
Conservative: rest, elevation, ice, physio, bracing
NSAIDs
Surgical reconstruction - patellar tendon autograft or hamstring tendon graft
Meniscal tear presentation, investigation, and a definitive management
Locking and giving way
MRI
Arthroscopic repair
Where is tenderness felt in iliotibial band syndrome?
2-3cm above lateral joint line
Where is ache felt in patellofemoral syndrome?
Behind patella
Osteoarthritis hand joints affected
Carpometacarpal joints
Distal interphalangeal joints
Morning stiffness of osteoarthritis compared to RA
Shorter time
Where are Heberden’s and Bouchard’s nodes in osteoarthritis?
Heberden’s - DIP
Bouchard’s - PIP
What is the CMC deformity causing fixed adduction of the thumbs in osteoarthritis called?
Squaring of thumbs
Osteoarthritis investigations
Clinical
X-ray (Loss of joint space, osteophytes at joint margins, subchondral cysts, subchondral sclerosis)