Musculoskeletal

Question 1

Describe bone cysts

Answer 1

“bubble” of fluid or blood in the bone
typically in children (idopathic)

Question 2

Describe a greenstick fracture

Answer 2

in kids only
bone bends and not breaks

Question 3

Describe an avulsion fracture

Answer 3

bone pulled away by tendon or ligament (common at base of 5th tarsal)

Question 4

describe buckle / torus fracture

Answer 4

in kids when bone deforms or bulges from axial compression

FOOSH

Question 5

Describe a boxers fracture

Answer 5

mainly in distal 5th MC
anterior angulation of distal fragment

Question 6

Describe a colles fracture

Answer 6

fracture of the distal radius

Question 7

Describe a salter-Harris fracture

Answer 7

Fracture of the growth plate

Question 8

what is gout?

Answer 8

excessive uric acid in blood make crystals form in joints

Question 9

Describe Osgood Schlatter disease

Answer 9

inflammation by repeated stress from patellar tendon (anterior tibial tubercle)

most common in teens

Question 10

Describe osteoarthritis

Answer 10

produced by break down of joint cartilage
leads to bone on bone

Question 11

Describe osteosarcoma

Answer 11

bone cancer
osteoblastic

radiopaque (additive)
exostosis (boney growths)

Question 12

Describe Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI)

Answer 12

Brittle bone disease
produces less and poor collagen

Question 13

S/Sx of Osteogenesis Imperfecta
and Treatment

Answer 13

deformed bones
numerous fractures

Surgical rods
osteoporosis Rx
growth hormones

Question 14

describe osteomalacia

Answer 14

soft bones from poor mineralization
commonly from vitamin D deficiency

AKA rickets in children

Question 15

describe osteomyelitis

Answer 15

infection of the bone usually caused by

infected wound
open fractures
bone surgery
blood

Question 16

Describe osteopetrosis

Answer 16

marble bone disease
osteoclast remove old bone and sculpt the new steroid

bone is deposited but not rebuilt

Question 17

describe osteoporosis

Answer 17

demineralization of bones
new bone production falls behind
decrease cortical thickness and loss of trabecular markings

Question 18

S/Sx of osteoporosis

Answer 18

fractures of spine and hip

Question 19

describe spina bifida

Answer 19

failure of posterior spinal canal to fuse
lamina doesnt fuse

congenital defects occurs more than 28 days after conception

Question 20

describe spondylosis

Answer 20

degeneration of the spine
-narrow disc space, slippage

Question 21

describe spondylolysis

Answer 21

fracture or defect of the pars

Question 22

describe spondylolisthesis & S\Sx

Answer 22

A-P slippage

pain
numbness
weakness