Ortho/Rheum Flashcards
disruption of ligament connective tissue by sudden twisting of a joint
sprain
overstretching or disruption of muscle or muscle tendon unit, may be acute or due to overuse
strain
Salter Harris Type 1
fracture through epiphyseal plate with displacement
Salter Harris Type 2
through epiphyseal plate with displacement plus triangular segment of metaphysic is fractured
Salter Harris Type 3
runs from joint surface through epiphyseal plate and epiphysis
Salter Harris Type 4
fracture though epiphyseal plate, epiphysis and adjacent metaphysis
Salter Harris Type 5
crush injury of metaphysis
muscles found in rotator cuff
supraspinatus
infraspinatus
teres minor
subscapularis
dull ache in shoulder, difficulty reaching over head, positive drop test - DX?
Rotator Cuff tear
X-ray findings diagnostic for shoulder separation
> 5 mm of separation between clavicle and acromial process
most common type of shoulder dislocation
anterior
what nerve can be injured in a shoulder dislocation
axillary
fracture at distal end of 5th metacarpal
Boxer’s fracture
splint used for boxer’s fracture
ulner gutter splint
X-ray findings that support the diagnosis of a radial fracture
positive fat pad sign
fracture of distal radius that causes a dinner fork deformity
colle’s fracture
splint used for Colle’s fracture
sugar tong splint
fracture of distal radius with volar displacement
Smith’s fracture
splint used for Smith’s fracture
volar wrist splint
radial styloid fracture
hutchinson’s fracture
ulna fracture and radial head dislocation
Monteggia’s fracture
radial fracture usually located at the junction of the middle and distal thirds and subluxation of inferior radioulnar joint
Galeazzi’s fracture
due to forced radial abduction at the MCP joint, damage to collateral ligament of thumb, affects pincer function, pain over MCP
Gamekeeper’s thumb
spint for Gamekeeper’s thumb
thumb spica
point tenderness over anatomical snuffbox - DX?
scaphoid fracture
most common carpal bone fracture
scaphoid fracture
splint used for scaphoid fracture
thumb spica splint
what nerve is compressed in carpal tunnel
median nerve
dull ache in wrist, numbness, tingling in thumb and digits 2 and 3, relief with shaking of wrist
carpal tunnel syndrome
pain and numbness when dorsum of hands are placed against each other at a right angle
Phalen’s test
pain with tapping over the palmar surface of wrist
Tinel’s sign
treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome
splint (at night), NSAIDs, Steroids, surgery
inflammation of the sheath around extensor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis longus of thumb
DeQuervein’s tenosynovitis
positive finkelstein test makes which diagnosis?
DeQuervein’s tenosynovitis
tennis elbow
lateral epicondylitis
golfer’s elbow
medial epicondylitis
painless swelling over olecranon
olecranon bursitis
inflammation and progressive fusion of the vertebrae, always effects sacroiliac joint
ankylosing spondylitis
decreased lumbar flexion is measure with which test
Schober test
HLA-B27 + in which orthopedic conditoin
ankylosing spondylitis
x-ray findings in ankylosis spondylitis
bamboo spine
increased convex curvature of thoracic spine
kyphosis
fixed kyphosis that develops at the time of puberty
Scheuermann’s disease
lateral curvature of the spine
scoliosis
tool used on x-ray to measure the degree of scoliosis
Cobb’s angle
nerve compression caused by narrowing of the spinal canal
spinal stenosis
position that relieves pain of spinal stenosis
leaning forward while standing
C1 fracture
Jefferson fracture
Bilateral C2 pedicle fracture
Hangman’s fracture
avulsions of C6, C7 or T1
Clay-Shovellers fracture
anterior slippage of vertebral body on inferior counterpart
spondyloslisthesis
shortened leg and externally rotated
hip fracture
most common type of hip dislocation
posterior
limb shortened and internally rotated
posterior hip dislocation
anterior drawer tests which ligament
ACL
lachman tests which ligament
ACL
McMurray test which structure
meniscus
fluid filled bursa behind the knee
Baker’s cyst
common mechanism of action for an ankle sprain
inversion with plantar flexion
pain in the plantar aspect of the foot, common when patient first gets out of bed
plantar fasciitis
foot fracture due to walking/marching
stress fracture
fracture at base of 5th metatarsal
jones
inflammatory process of the bone, can be caused by bacteria, fungal or viruses
osteomyelitis
common bug causing osteomyelitis
S. aureus
most common organism that causes septic arthritis
S. aureus
fever, chills, joint swollen, tender, limitation of motion, erythematous
septic arthritis
Bone density number needed to make the diagnosis of osteoporosis
T score < -2.5
Bone density number needed to make the diagnosis of osteopenia
T score between -1 and -2.5
prevention of osteoporosis
calcium, estrogen-progesterone therapy
First line treatment of osteoporosis
Bisphosphonates
patient with multiple tender points on exam
fibromyalgia
negatively birefringent crystals
gout
treatment of gout
NSAIDs, colchicine, steroids
most common location of gout
great toe
positively birefringent crystals
psuedogout
treatment of pseudogout
NSAIDs, steroids
monosodium urate crystals in synovial fluid
gout
calcium pyrophosphate crystals in synovial fluid
pseudogout
vasculitic disease involving medium sized arteries
polyarteritis nodosa
symptoms of polyarteritis nodosa
peripheral neuropathy, palpable purpura, arthritis
lab value used to diagnose polyarteritis nodosa
P-ANCA
aching/stiffness in proximal muscles and inflammation of synovial joints shoulder/hip
polymyalgia rheumatica
a reactive arthritis in response to an infectious process elsewhere in the body
Reiter’s syndrome
heberden’s nodes
DIP joint
bouchard’s nodes
PIP joint
asymmetric narrowing of the joint space, osteophytes
osteoarthritis
symmetric synovial inflammation of peripheral joints
rheumatoid arthritis
Boutonniere deformity
flexion deformity of PIP and extension of DIP
Swann neck deformity
hyperextension of PIP and flexion of DIP
Labs indicative of SLE
Positive ANA, positive Anti-ds DNA, positive anti-Sm antibodies
shiny, atrophic skin, raynaud’s - DX?
scleoderma
dry eyes, dry skin, dry mouth, polyarthralgia - DX?
Sjorgen’s syndrome