Musculoskeletal Flashcards
Which tendons form the anatomical snuffbox?
Abductor pollicis longus
Extensor pollicis brevis
Which artery can be damaged by scaphoid fractures?
Radial artery
How do you prevent callouses from forming in bone healing?
Using plates and screws to align the fractured bone
What are the contents of the femoral triangle?
- Femoral sheath
- Femoral artery
- Femoral vein
- Lymphatics
Which bursa is fluid removed from in a knee aspiration?
Suprapatellar bursa
What is the surgical use for the Pes Anserinus?
Reconstruction of a torn ACL
Which tendons constitute the Pes Anserinus?
- Sartorius
- Gracilis
- Semitendinosus
Kyphosis is curvature of the ____ region
Thoracic
People with Achilles tendon injuries present with loss of _______
Plantarflexion
What are the clinical findings of compartment syndrome?
- Pain
- Pallor
- Pulselessness
- Parasthesia
- Paralysis
Abnormal gait, walking on toes and stocky muscles could be clinical findings of which disease?
Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy
Hip dislocation is most likely when the hip is ____, ____ and ____ rotated
Flexed
Adducted
Internally
Foot drop is due to injury of which nerves?
Common peroneal or deep peroneal nerves
Which nerve is most likely to be damaged by humeral fractures?
Radial nerve
What is Lambert-Eaton syndrome?
An autoimmune disease affecting voltage gated Ca2+ channels in the presynaptic membrane
Which muscles are most frequently affected in Myasthenia Gravis?
- Eye and eyelid
- Facial expression
- Swallowing