Musculoskeletal Flashcards
What nerve is affected by this injury?
Fibular neck fracture
Trauma to the lateral leg can cause common peroneal damage. Sensory deficit would be anterolateral leg & dorsum of foot.
TIPPED:
Tibial inverts & plantar flexes, Peroneal everts & dorsiflexes
What are the muscles of the thenar & hypothenar eminences?
Both are OAF Thenar: Opponens pollicis Adbuctor pollicis brevis/Adductor pollicis Flexor policis brevis
Hypothenar:
Opponens digiti minimi
Abductor digiti minimi brevis
Flexor digiti minimi brevis
What nerve is affected by this injury?
Knee trauma
Tibial nerve can be injured in knee trauma. Sensory deficit would be the sole of the foot. The most important thing to assess with knee dislocation or trauma is the popliteal artery. It is easily injured & can lead to amputation.
TIPPED:
Tibial inverts & plantar flexes
What nerves could be affected by this injury?
Posterior hip dislocation
Superior gluteal –> Trendelenberg sign
Inferior gluteal –> Can’t rise from a seat or climb stairs.
What nerve is affected by this injury?
Anterior hip dislocation
Obturator nerve
Motor: Thigh adduction deficit
Sensory: Medial thigh deficit
What nerve is affected by this injury?
Pelvic fracture
Femoral n. is common
Motor defcicit: Thigh flexion & leg extension
Sensory deficit: Anterior thigh & medial leg
What are the types of fibers in skeletal muscle?
Type I & Type II
“1 slow red ox”
Type 1 are slow twitch
Red due to myoglobin & mitochondria
Oxidative phosphorylation
How does NO cause smooth muscle relaxation?
NO –> ^Guanylate cyclase activity –> ^cGMP –> myosin light chain phosphatase (MLCP) –> relaxation
What are the two types of bone formation & where do they occur?
Endochondral ossification:
Bones of axial & appendicular skeleton
Cartilaginous model made first by chondrocytes. Then osteoblasts/clasts –> woven bone –> lamellar bone
Membranous ossification:
Skullcap & facial bones
Woven bone –> lamellar bone (no cartilage)
How does estrogen affect bone metabolism?
Inhibits apoptosis in osteoblasts
Induces apoptosis in osteoclasts
What causes achondroplasia?
Autosomal dominant activating mutation in FGFR3 –> inhibits chondrocyte proliferation –> impaired endochondral ossification
*** >80% of mutations are spontaneous
What is seen in osteoporosis?
Trabecular (spongy) bone loses mass & interconnections
Normal lab values
Abnormal DEXA scan
Pathologic fractures
What type of fractures are seen in Osteoporosis?
Femoral neck fracture
Vertebral crush fracture
Distal radius fracture
What are the types of osteoporosis?
Type I = postmenopausal
Type II = senile (men & women >70y)
What causes osteopetrosis?
What is seen?
Mutations impair osteoclasts’ ability to form acidic environment required for resorption. Common cause is mutated carbonic anhydrase type 2.
Symptoms:
Pancytopenia
Extramedullary hematopoiesis
Dense bones on X-ray with no medulla
Cranial nerve impingement –> focal deficits
Type II renal tubular acidosis (if carbonic anhydrase def.)
What is seen histologically with osteomalacia/rickets?
Vit. D deficiency –> impaired mineralization of osteoid
What is seen with osteomalacia & rickets?
^PTH, ^Alk Phos, decreased Ca2+ & Phosphate
Osteomalacia - pathologic fractures
Rickets: Pigeon-breast deformity Rachitic rosary Frontal bossing Bowing of legs (if ambulatory)
What is seen with Osteitis fibrosa cystica?
^Alkaline phosphatase (the only abnormal lab) Hearing loss Lion face Mosaic/woven pattern of bone Fractures ^ Hat size
Increased risk for osteosarcoma & high output CHF.
What is seen in McCune-Albright Syndrome?
Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia (bone replaced with fibrous tissue)
Precocious puberty
Cafe-au-lait spots
Where on the bone are the various primary cancers typically found?
Giant cell tumor (osteoclastoma) - Epiphysis
Osteosarcoma & Osteochondroma - Metaphysis
Ewing’s & Chondrosarcoma - Diaphysis
Chondrosarcoma is typically intramedullary.
How does a giant cell tumor (osteoclastoma) present?
Soap bubble appearance on x-ray
Located at the epiphysis (knee)
Spindle cells with multinucleate giant cells
20-40y
How does an Osteochondroma present?
Mature bone with cartilaginous cap (looks like little bone)
Found on metaphysis
Males under 25y
^Risk of chondrosarcoma
What risk factors are associated with osteosarcoma?
Familial retinoblastoma
Paget’s disease of the bone
Radiation
Bone infarcts
What is seen with osteosarcoma?
Codman’s triangle (elevation of periosteum)
Sunburst x-ray
Found at metaphysis of long bones (knee)
Male teenagers
What mutation is seen in Ewing’s Sarcoma?
t(11;22)
11+22 = 33 (Patrick Ewing’s number)
What is seen with Ewing’s sarcoma?
Seen in males <15y
Anaplastic small blue cell tumor (from neuroectoderm)
Onion skin appearance
Aggressive with early mets but responds well to chemo.
What is seen with chondrosarcoma?
Found in axial or proximal skeleton
Men 30-60y
Mass within the medullary cavity (diaphysis)
With bone tumors, what does the response to aspirin mean?
Responds to aspirin —> osteoid osteoma
Does not respond –> osteoblastoma
What metastases are osteolytic?
Osteoblastic?
Osteoblastic = Prostate cancer
Osteolytic = BLT w/ Ketchup & Mustard
Breast (lytic/blastic) Lung Thyroid Kidney Multiple myeloma
What joint findings are seen in osteoarthritis?
Subchondral cysts
Osteophytes (bone spurs)
Eburnation (polished bone)
Heberden’s nodes (DIP); Bouchard’s nodes (PIP)
What intra-articular findings are seen in RA?
Pannus formation (granulation tissue) Rheumatoid nodules Ulnar deviation Fusion Baker's cyst (in popliteal fossa)
What Ig’s are seen in RA?
Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide Ab Rheumatoid factor (IgM against Fc portion of IgG)
What is seen in Sjögren’s syndrome?
Dry eyes (Xerophthalmia) Dry mouth (Xerostomia) Arthritis Parotid enlargement (if occurring quickly or asymmetrically --> B cell lymphoma!!)
What Ab’s are present in Sjögren’s syndrome?
RoLa = AB
Anti-Ro = SS-A Anti-La = SS-B
What are risk factors for gout?
Thiazide diuretics von Gierke's disease ^ cell turnover (malignancy) Lesch-Nyhan Renal insufficiency
Vast majority is primary goud (idiopathic)
What type of crystals might be seen on a joint tap?
Needle shaped & negatively birefringent –> gout
(Monosodium urate)
Rhomboid & positively birefringent –> pseudogout
(Calcium pyrophosphate)
What is the treatment for gout?
Acute = NSAID's; Steroids Chronic = Xanthine oxidase inhibitors (Allopurinol, Febuxostat)
What are the common bugs in septic arthritis?
S. aureus
Streptococcus
Gonorrhea
What are the risk factors for Osteonecrosis (avascular necrosis)?
Trauma High-dose corticosteroids Alcoholism Sickle cell anemia SLE
*Seen most commonly in the femoral head
What are the seronegative spondylarthropathies?
Who are they seen in?
PAIR: Psoriatic arthritis Ankylosing spondylitis Inflammatory bowel disease Reiter's syndrome (reactive arthritis)
They are more common in males & those with HLA-B27