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Muscle, Tendon and Ligament Injuries Flashcards

1
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What can cause muscle injuries?

A 
Direct trauma (impact)
Indirect trauma (overstretch, overload)
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How would a muscle injury be assessed?

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Visual assessment
Palpation
Identify location of pain
Range of movement
Active resisted movements
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What is a Grade I muscle injury?

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<10% of fibres torn
Non-palpable
2-3 weeks recovery

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What is a Grade II muscle injury?

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10-50% of fibres torn
Palpable
Severity of pain dependent upon number of fibres torn
3-6 weeks recovery

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What is a Grade III muscle injury?

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50-100% of fibres torn
Visible and palpable
Widespread bruising and 'balling' of muscle
Referral
Recovery around 3 months
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What is a complication of a muscle injury?

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Scar tissue

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What is scar tissue made from?

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Scar tissue is made from a brittle, inflexible fibrous material.

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What risk comes with untreated scar tissue?

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It is a major cause of re-injury, usually months after an injury is thought to have fully healed

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9
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What is a cramp?

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A painful involuntary contraction of a muscle/muscles, typically caused by fatigue or strain

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What types of tendon injury consequences are there?

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Tendonitis
Tendonosis
Tenosynovitis
Tendoperiostitis

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What is tendonitis?

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Inflammatory process

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12
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What is tendonosis?

A

Degenerative process

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13
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What is tenosynovitis?

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Inflammation of the tendon sheath

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What is tendoperiostitis?

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Inflammation of the periosteal attachment

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15
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What are some common sites of ligament injuries?

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Knee
Ankle
Fingers
Shoulder

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16
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What is a 1st degree sprain?

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The fibres of the ligament are stretched but intact

17
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What is a 2nd degree strain?

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A tear of part of a ligament, from a third to almost all its fibres

18
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What is a 3rd degree strain?

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A complete rupture of the ligament, sometimes avulsing a piece of bone

19
Q

What are the types of bursitis?

A

Frictional
Chemical
Septic

20
Q

What is frictional bursitis?

A

Occurs when a tendon repeatedly moves over a bursa

21
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What is chemical bursitis?

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Caused by a substance formed as a result of inflammatory or degenerative condition of tendons

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