Musculoskeletal Flashcards

1
Q

Which tendons form the anatomical snuffbox?

A

Abductor pollicis longus

Extensor pollicis brevis

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2
Q

Which artery can be damaged by scaphoid fractures?

A

Radial artery

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3
Q

How do you prevent callouses from forming in bone healing?

A

Using plates and screws to align the fractured bone

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4
Q

What are the contents of the femoral triangle?

A
  • Femoral sheath
  • Femoral artery
  • Femoral vein
  • Lymphatics
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5
Q

Which bursa is fluid removed from in a knee aspiration?

A

Suprapatellar bursa

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6
Q

What is the surgical use for the Pes Anserinus?

A

Reconstruction of a torn ACL

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7
Q

Which tendons constitute the Pes Anserinus?

A
  • Sartorius
  • Gracilis
  • Semitendinosus
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8
Q

Kyphosis is curvature of the ____ region

A

Thoracic

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9
Q

People with Achilles tendon injuries present with loss of _______

A

Plantarflexion

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10
Q

What are the clinical findings of compartment syndrome?

A
  • Pain
  • Pallor
  • Pulselessness
  • Parasthesia
  • Paralysis
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11
Q

Abnormal gait, walking on toes and stocky muscles could be clinical findings of which disease?

A

Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy

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12
Q

Hip dislocation is most likely when the hip is ____, ____ and ____ rotated

A

Flexed
Adducted
Internally

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13
Q

Foot drop is due to injury of which nerves?

A

Common peroneal or deep peroneal nerves

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14
Q

Which nerve is most likely to be damaged by humeral fractures?

A

Radial nerve

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15
Q

What is Lambert-Eaton syndrome?

A

An autoimmune disease affecting voltage gated Ca2+ channels in the presynaptic membrane

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16
Q

Which muscles are most frequently affected in Myasthenia Gravis?

A
  • Eye and eyelid
  • Facial expression
  • Swallowing
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17
Q

Which type of femur fracture would disrupt the blood supply to the hip?

A

Subcapital

18
Q

What is piriformis syndrome?

A

Compression of the sciatic nerve by the piriformis

19
Q

What is sarcopenia?

A

Intrinsic loss of muscle function with age

20
Q

Damage to the _____ or _____ can cause Trendelenburg gait

A

Gluteus medius

Superior gluteal nerve

21
Q

In the Trendelenburg gait, the pelvis tilts to the ____ side

A

Unaffected

22
Q

What are the components of the unhappy triad?

A
  • ACL
  • Medial collateral ligament
  • Medial meniscus
23
Q

Which nerve provides cutaneous innervation to the majority of the posterior arm?

A

Radial nerve

24
Q

Paralysis to the teres minor and deltoid muscles would be due to damage to which nerve?

A

Axillary nerve

25
Q

What is the cutaneous distribution of the axillary nerve?

A

Regimental badge area

26
Q

Which nerve provides sensation to the lateral forearm?

A

Lateral cutaneous nerve (branch of musculocutaneous nerve)

27
Q

Which muscles may atrophy if carpal tunnel syndrome is left untreated?

A

Thenar muscles

28
Q

What is Tinel’s sign?

A

Tapping the nerve in the carpal tunnel to elicit pain in the median nerve distribution

29
Q

What is Phalen’s manoeuvre?

A

Holding the wrist in flexion for 60 seconds to elicit numbness/pain in the median nerve distribution

30
Q

What is the treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome?

A
  • Split holding the wrist in dorsiflexion

- Corticosteroids or surgical decompression if unsuccessful

31
Q

Which nerve provides sensation to the lateral 2/3 of the palm?

A

Median nerve

32
Q

Damage to which nerve may cause wrist drop?

A

Radial nerve

33
Q

A patient presents with sensory loss affecting the lateral 3 1/2 digits, and associated palm area.

Which nerve is most likely to be damaged?

A

Superficial branch of the radial nerve

34
Q

The ulnar nerve is most vulnerable to damage at the ______

A

Medial epicondyle

35
Q

Which hand muscles are NOT innervated by the ulnar nerve?

A
  • Thenar muscles

- Lateral lumbricles

36
Q

Which nerve provides sensation to the medial one and a half fingers?

A

Ulnar nerve

37
Q

Which nerve provides sensation to the medial side of the leg and foot?

A

Saphenous nerve

38
Q

A patient presents with numbness and paraesthesia on the medial aspect of the thigh, and weakness in adduction of the thigh.

Which nerve is likely to be damaged?

A

Obturator nerve

39
Q

A patient presents with paraesthesia in the ankle and sole of the foot, which may radiate up the leg slightly.

Which nerve might be affected?

A

Tibial nerve (Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome)

40
Q

Which nerve provides sensation to the posterolateral side of the leg, and lateral foot?

A

Sural nerve

41
Q

Which nerve is most likely to be damaged by a fracture to the fibular neck?

A

Common fibular nerve