orthopaedics Flashcards
what nerve is over anterior part of knee
L4
what nerve over posterolateral part of leg
S1
nerve root that control foot dorsiflexion and sensory over dorsum of foot
L5
achilles tendon rupture 1st line investigation
ultrasound
what nerve control dosriflexion of foot
common pereneal nerve
alcoholic neuropathy predisposes to
Charcot joint
management of subtrochanteric fracture
IM nail
earliest sign in Dupuytrens contracture
palmar nodule
dinner fork deformity is what
colles fracture
description of Colles fracture
fracture of distal radius with dorsal angulation of the distal fracture fragment
what nerve controls flexion of little finger
ulnar nerve
what nerve is most commonly injured with medical supracondylar fracture
ulnar nevre
most common site for metatarsal stress fracture
2nd metatarsal shaft
McMurray test is for
meniscal tear
imaging of choice for osteomyelitis
MRI
pain on radial side of the wrist over the styloid process is suggestive of
de quervain tenosynovitis
bilateral sciatica is suggestive of
cauda equina
classification for neck of femur fractures
garden
pain on longitudinal compression of the thumb is a sign of
scaphoid fracture
what are sickle cell patients prone to
salmonella
positive Simmonds sign means
achilles tendon rupture
what shoulder dislocation happens with a seizure
posterior shoulder dislocation
what causes crescent sign on Xray
avascular necrosis
positive Finkelstein test suggests
De Quervains tenosynovitis
what is Finkelstein test
put thumb into fist
what is waddling gait suggestive of
osteomalacia
how long is antibiotic treatment for septic arthritis
4-6 weeks
what is seen on CXR of someone with ankylosing spondylitis
apical fibrosis
what is behcets disease
oral ulcer
genital ulcer
anterior uveitis
what is the mutation in marfans
fibrilin
most common metacarpal fracture
fifth aka boxers fracture
1st line management of carpal tunnel
wrist splint
medication that can cause achilles tendon rupture
ciprofloxacin
nerve root over anterior thigh, reduced knee reflex
L3
positive straight leg raise suggests
sciatic nerve pain
nerve that causes sensation in regimental badge area
axillary nerve
recent injury, tachycardia, tachypnoea, petechial rash, confusion =
fat embolism
posterior hip dislocation presents as
leg shortening and internal rotation
pain recreated when ask to walk on toes is
plantar fasciitis
management of undisplaced intracapsular neck of femur fracture
internal fixation
complication of posterior hip dislocation
sciatic nerve injury
pain on walking, relieved by rest, absent or weak foot pulses =
peripheral arterial disease
young athlete, pain after exercise, locking , clunking =
osteochondritis dissecans
IVDU osteomyelitis most common organism
staph aureus
what does a green stick fracture look like
incomplete fracture, bone bends
name for fracture of thumb
Bennett fracture
diagnosis of osgood schlatter
clinical
what dermatome over thumb
C6
winging of the left scapula what nerve is most likely to be injured
long thoracic nerve
common cause of bilateral carpal tunnel
rheumatoid arthritis
what structure is divided in carpal tunnel surgery
flexor retinaculum
