Musculoskeletal Flashcards
What is the benefit of doing an x-ray early on in osteomyelitis?
Rules out fracture and malignancy
Which cells produce osteoid?
Osteoblasts
What stimulates PTH release?
Low Ca2+
Which bone cells does PTH act on directly to increase calcium?
Osteoblasts
What are the 3 organs that PTH acts on to increase calcium levels?
Bone, kidney and GIT
What type of collagen is in hyaline cartilage?
Type 2
Where are the 3 places that elastic cartilage is present?
Ear, epiglottis and thyroid cartilage
What are osteocalcin and alkaline phosphatase both markers of?
Osteoblast activity
What are the little tubes that provide nutrients to osteocytes?
Canaliculae
What is a displaced fracture?
Edges of fracture are not apposed
What causes a stress fracture?
Repeated low force injury to a normal bone
What are the 4 stages of fracture healing?
Inflammatory Reparative - Soft callus Reparative - Hard callus Remodelling
What are the 2 major processes during the remodelling phase of fracture healing?
Osteoblasts and osteoclasts repopulate the bone Woven bone is remodelled to give lamellar bone
Over what time frame does the hard callus phase of fracture healing occur?
Weeks to months
Over what time frame does the remodelling phase of fracture healing occur?
Months to years
What kind of fracture is most susceptible to infection?
Compound fracture
What is the definition of osteoporosis?
Bone mass >2.5 SDs below the mean for healthy young women
What is the definition of osteopaenia?
Bone mass 1-2.5 SDs below the mean for healthy young women
What is the main concern with long term bisphosphonate treatment?
Oesophageal cancer
What are the 2 main risks of long term oestrogen therapy for bone health?
Cardiovascular disease and breast cancer
Is sarcopenia inevitable?
Yes
What effect does VitD have in the gut?
Increases absorption of Ca and PO4 (phosphate)
What are the 2 major processes during the hard callus phase of fracture healing?
Osteoblasts synthesise osteoid Osteoid becomes mineralised
What class of hormone is VitD?
Steroid
At what age does muscle mass start to deteriorate?
50 years old
What is the most common form of calcium phosphate in bone?
Hydroxyapatite
What is the difference between the actions of PTH and VitD3 in the distal nephron?
PTH causes phosphate excretion, whereas VitD3 promotes phosphate reabsorption
What word means progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass with aging?
Sarcopenia
What is the motor uni?
An alpha motor neurone and all muscle fibres it supplies
Which protein is abnormal in Becker muscular dystrophy?
Dystrophin
What are osteocalcin and osteonectin?
Calcium binding proteins in the ECM of bone
Which bone cells produce collagen for cartilage?
Chondrocytes
What is the second common pathogen in osteomyelitis?
Strep pyogenes / Group A strep
Which pathogen is more common for osteomyelitis after a sneaker penetration injury?
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
What protein is a marker of muscle damage?
Creatine kinase
What causes progressive stiffening of muscle fibres with age?
Loss of elastin
Which gene can be knocked out in mice to cause massive muscles?
Myostatin
Define sarcopenia
Progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength or performance with aging
In which 2 structures is fibrocartilage found?
Menisci and intervertebral discs
What percentage of muscle mass must be lost before there is the risk of mortality?
40%
How does denosumab treat osteoporosis?
It is a human monoclonal antibody that binds RANKL and iblocks RANK activity => reduces osteoclast activity
What type of collagen is in fibrocartilage?
Type 1
What is a compound fracture?
Open fracture, ie bone exposed to external world
What are the 2 major processes during the inflammatory phase of fracture healing?
Haematoma and granulation tissue
What are the 2 layers of the periosteum?
Inner cellular layer with osteoprogenitor cells Outer fibrous layer
Which bone cells are multinucleate?
Osteoclasts
In what direction do osteoclasts dig their holes in bone?
Along the stress axis of the bone
What are osteons aka?
Haversian systems
What is at the end of a bone? (-physis)
Epiphysis
What are the main types of muscle atrophy?
Disuse atrophy
Denervation atrophy
Cachexia
What is a comminuted fracture?
Fracture with more than 2 bits of bone
What percentage of cases of osteomyelitis occur in children <5 years old?
50%
Over what time frame does the soft callus phase of fracture healing occur?
Days to weeks
What is osteomyelitis better known as?
Bone infection
What is the proper way to say ‘bone infection’?
Osteomyelitis
Which bones are most commonly involved in osteomyelitis?
Long bones: femur, tibia, humerus