Musculoskeletal

Question 1

Types of fractures (8)

Answer 1

Closed
Open
Greenstick
Spiral
Compression
Comminuted
Pathologic
Impacted

Question 2

Circulatory bone diseases - aseptic necrosis

Answer 2

Bone grows, but dies quickly

Question 3

Circulatory bone diseases - Legg Calve Perthes

Answer 3

Bones grow more quickly than blood supply can keep up, but usually corrects overtime - happens most frequently in young boys 4-8 yrs

Question 4

Circulatory bone diseases - Osgood Schlatter

Answer 4

Affects boys more so than girls 3:1 8-15 yrs

Affects children with indirect trauma and repetitive stress, tend to be overweight

Question 5

Inflammatory bone disease - Ankylosing Spondylitis

Answer 5

Progressive chronic arthritis of the spine -> stiffness and pain

Question 6

Inflammatory bone disease - rheumatoid arthritis

Answer 6

Progressive autoimmune disease - affects synovial cartilage/tissues as well as other areas of the body - eyes, heart, lungs, skin, bone

Question 7

Inflammatory bone disease - gout

Answer 7

Abnormality in purine metabolism -> Uric acid crystals in joint, under skin - malaise, fever, joint pain

Question 8

Inflammatory bone disease - traumatic

Answer 8

1st degree - microtears of collagen
2nd degree - tears causing compromised structural integrity
3rd degree - torn all the way through

Question 9

Inflammatory bone disease - osteochrondritis dissecans

Answer 9

Fracture through bone and articular cartilage - difficult to heal, increases risk for OA