Musculoskeletal (exam 2) Flashcards
Fracture
Break in the continuity of a bone
Greenstick fracture
Outer bone break, inner layer doesn’t
Torus fracture
Compression cause bowing break, not all the way through
Bowing fracture
Bends but doesn’t break
Callus formation steps
Fracture hematoma
Forms blood clot
Replaced by fibroblasts, lay down colagen
Pro callus: osteoblast formation, lay down bone, true callus
Remodeled by osteoblasts & phagocytes, to make normal and healthy
Dislocation
Temporary displacement of 2 bones, loss of contact between articular cartilage
Subluxation
Contact between articular surfaces is only partially lost
What do tendons connect?
Connect muscle to bone
What do ligaments connect?
Connect bone to bone
Strain
Connective tissue injury
Tear or injury to a tendon or muscle
Sprain
Connective tissue injury
Tear or injury to a ligament
Avulsion
Connective tissue injury
Complete separation of a tendon or ligament from its bony attachment site
Muscle strain
Sudden, forced motion causing the muscle to become stretched beyond its normal capacity
Tendinitis
Inflammation of a tendon
Tendinosis
Painful degradation of collagen fibers, exaggerated/ prolonged tendinitis
Bursitis
Inflammation of a bursa (extra pillows outside synovial joints)
Epicondylitis
Inflammation of a tendon where it attaches to the bone
What are the 2 major forms of epicondylitis
Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis, tennis backhand) Golfers elbow (medial epicondylitis, golf swing)
Rhabdomyolysis (myoglobinuria)
Life-threatening complication of severe muscle trauma with muscle cell loss
Skeletal muscle breaking open
Crush syndrome
Rhabdomyolysis, crushing type trauma
Compartment syndrome
Rhabdomyolysis, blood supply pressure issue
Type of: Volkmann ischemic contracture
Osteoporosis
Porous bone
Hormone imbalance
Post-menopausal women are more at risk
Over activity of osteoclasts (bone destroying)
Osteopenia
Start to lose bone density, but not at osteoporosis yet
What are the normal curvature names?
Kyphotic (primary curvatures)
Lordotic (secondary curvatures)