Musculoskeletal Flashcards
pencil in cup x-ray appearance, sausage fingers
psoriatic arthritis
wrist drop
radial nerve palsy
dinner fork or swan neck deformity in wrist
displaced Colles fracture
pain/tenderness in anatomical snuff box
scaphoid fracture
feels like walking on pebbles
advanced RA in feet - subluxation of the MTP joints
Reiter’s syndrome:
arthritis + uveitis + urethritis
(can’t see, can’t pee, can’t bend the knee)
- Reactive arthritis
foot drop
common fibular nerve (peroneal nerve)
fractures at risk of AVN:
proximal scaphoid intracapsular femoral femoral condyles humeral head capitellum proximal talus
hanging rope sign
AVN
negative birefringent, needle shaped crystals
gout - urate crystals
envelope shaped/rhomboid, mildly positive birefringent crystals
pseudogout - calcium pyrophosphate crystals
positive anterior drawer test
ACL tear/rupture
pain on internal rotation and extension of the knee at 90 degrees
lateral meniscal tear
painful arc (pain on abducting between 70-120 degrees)
damaged supraspinatus tendon
frozen shoulder
dry eyes, mouth and skin
+ve Schirmer’s test (to diagnose dry eyes)
Sjogren’s syndrome
with infiltration, often with RA
dry eyes, mouth, vagina
bronchitis
Sicca syndrome
no infiltration, no signs of arthritis
locked knee
bucket handle meniscal tear
bamboo spine on xray
sacroiliitis
ankylosing spondylitis
question mark posture
ankylosing spondylitis
shortened leg and externally rotated
displaced fractured neck of femur
shortened leg and internally rotated
dislocated femoral head
‘onion peel’ sign
Ewing’s sarcoma
‘sunray spiculation’ of bone on X-ray
osteosarcoma
‘popcorn calcification’ of bone on X-ray
chondrosarcoma
‘soap bubble’ appearance on X-ray
giant cell tumour (benign)
scalp tenderness and jaw claudication
GCA - temporal arteritis
Gower’s sign positive
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
swollen ‘woody’ calves
Duchenne or Becker MD
‘Hatchet-like’ face
myotonic dystrophy
