Orthopaedics Flashcards
What is the sural nerve?
A cutaneous nerve, providing only sensation to the posterolateral aspect of the distal third of the leg and the lateral aspect of the foot, heel, and ankle.
Originates from S1-S2
It is in close proximity to the short saphenous vein
What nerve supplies the gluteus maximus?
Inferior Gluteal Nerve
What nerve roots does the Superior Gluteal Nerve arise from?
L4-S1
What muscles does the Superior Gluteal Nerve supply?
Gluteus minimus and maximus
What nerve supplies the quadriceps muscles?
Femoral nerve
What are the boundaries of the anatomical snuff box?
Medial - Extensor pollicus longus
Lateral - Extensor pollicus brevis and abductor pollicus longus
What muscles does the musculocutaneous nerve innervate?
Coracobrachialis
Biceps Brachii
Brachialis
What are the nerve roots for the musculocutanous nerve?
C5-C7
Which branch of the brachial plexus innervates the deltoid and teres minor?
Axillary Nerve
What muscle separates the subclavian artery and subclavian vein?
Scalene anterior
What are the 3 thenar muscles?
Opponens pollicis
Abductor pollicis brevis
Flexor pollicis brevis
What are the 3 hypothenar muscles?
Opponens digiti minimi
Abductor digiti minimi
Flexor digiti minimi brevis
What nerve innervates the hypothenar muscles?
Ulnar nerve
What are the other muscles of the hand that are not in the thenar or hypothenar eminences?
Lumbricals
Interossei
Palmaris brevis
Adductor pollicis
Which muscles of the hand are supplied by the median nerve?
Lateral 2 lumbricals
Opponens pollicis
Abductor pollicis brevis
Flexor pollicis brevis
What nerve innervates the deep muscles of the anterior compartment of the forearm?
Anterior interosseous branch of the median nerve
What muscles make up the superficial layer of muscles in the anterior compartment of the forearm (Medial to Lateral)?
Flexor carpi ulnaris
Palmaris longus
Flexor carpi radialis
Pronator teres
(FPFP)
What are the origins and insertions of the flexor carpi ulnaris?
Origins - medial epicondyle of the humerus and olecranon of the ulnar
Insertions - pisiform, hook of hamate, base of 5th metacarpal
Which is the only muscle in the anterior compartment which is not innervated by the median nerve?
Flexor carpi ulnaris - ulnar nerve
Which is the only muscle to flex the distal interphalangeal joints of the fingers?
Flexor digitorum profundus
Which nerve roots does the ankle reflex test?
S1-S2
What muscles lie in the deep posterior compartment of the lower leg?
Tibialis posterior
Flexor hallicus longus
Flexor digitorum longus
Popliteus
What nerve are the muscles in the deep posterior compartment of lower leg supplied by?
Tibial nerve
Which structure usually herniates in a vertebral disc prolapse?
nucleus pulposus
What is a Colle’s fracture?
Distal radial metaphyseal transverse fracture with dorsal angulation.
Dinner fork deformity
Fall onto outstretched hand
Cast immobilisation with wrist flexion and ulnar deviation
What is a Smith’s fracture?
Distal radial metaphyseal transverse fracture with volar angulation.
Garden spade deformity
Fall onto proned hand or blow to back of wrist
Cast immobilisation with forearm supinated and wrist extended
What is a Barton’s fracture?
Distal radial fracture similar to colle’s or smith’s but with intra-articular involvement. Can be volar (more common) or dorsal dislocation
Radio-ulnar dislocation common.
What do you call base of thumb fracture due to forced abduction of metacarpal?
Bennett’s fracture
Intra-articular
What are the differential diagnoses of a Bennett’s fracture?
Rolando - comminuted
Pseudo-Bennett - extra-articular
Name of ulnar shaft fracture with dislocation of proximal radial head?
Monteggia’s fracture
What classification system is used for Monteggia fractures?
Bado classification
What is the name of a radial shaft fracture with dislocation of radio-ulnar joint?
Galeazzi fracture
What are the 2 types of galeazzi fractures?
Type 1 - dorsal displacement
Type 2 - volar displacement
What is a Hutchinson fracture?
Also known as chauffeur fracture
Intra-articular fracture of styloid process of distal radius
Due to forced dorsiflexion or direct blow
Unstable - requires percutaneous lag screw fixation
What is a Holstein-Lewis fracture?
Simple spiral fracture of distal humerus with radial dispalcement of the distal humeral fragment
Due to fall in elderly or RTC
Requires reduction and functional humeral brace
What nerve is likely to be damaged in a Holstein-Lewis fracture?
Radial nerve
What is an Essex-Lopresti fracture?
Fracture of radial head, dislocation of distal radio-ulnar joint and rupture of the antebrachial interosseus membrane.
Due to fall from height or high energy trauma.
Requires ORIF +/- prosthetic radial head
What defect in the humeral head occurs as a result of anterior glenohumeral dislocation?
What is the lesion of the infraglenoid labrum?
Hill-Sach’s defect - depression fracture of posterolateral humeral head
Bankart lesion
What classification is used to classify ankle fractures?
Weber classification
What nerve innervates the deltoid muscle?
Axillary
What muscles make up the anterior compartment of the upper arm and what nerve supplies them?
Coracobranchialis
Brachialis
Biceps Brachii
Musculocutaneous Nerve (C5-C7)
What muscles make up the posterior compartment of the upper arm and what nerve supplies them?
Triceps brachii only
Radial nerve
What nerve root is tested with the biceps reflex?
C6
What are the attachments of the biceps brachii?
Long head - supraglenoid tubercle of the scapula
Short head - coracoid process of the scapula
Insertion - Radial tuberosity and fascia of forearm via the bicepital aponeurosis
What are the attachments of the triceps brachii?
Long head - infraglenoid tubercle of the scapula
Lateral head - humerus, superior to the radial groove
Medial head - humerus, inferior to the radial groove
Insertion - Olecranon of the ulnar
What staging system is used for perthes disease?
Catterall staging
What is perthes disease?
idiopathic avascular necrosis of femoral head
What blood vessels supply the femoral head and neck?
Medial and lateral femoral circumflex arteries
What blood vessel supplies the humeral head?
Anterior humeral cirumflex artery
Disrupted in 80% of proximal humeral head fractures with risk of avascular necrosis and therefore fractures of the anatomical neck of humerus require hemiarthroplasty
What are some causes of avascular necrosis?
P - pancreatitis
L - lupus
A - alcohol
S - steroids
T - trauma
I - idiopathic, infection
C - caisson disease, collagen vascular disease
R - radiation, rheumatoid arthritis
A - amyloid
G - gaucher disease
S - sickle cell disease
Name the superficial muscles in the posterior compartment of the forearm
Brachioradialis
Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis and Longus
Extensor Digitorum Communis
Extensor Digiti Minimi
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris
Anconeus
Name the deep muscles of the posterior compartment of the forearm
Supinator
Extensor Pollicis Brevis
Extensor Pollicis Longus
Abductor Pollicis Longus
Extensor Indicis
What would aspirated joint fluid show for pseudogout?
calcium pyrophosphate crystals
What would a raised transferrin saturation level indicate in the context of pseudogout?
Haemochromatosis
Tenderness over anatomical snuffbox and tenderness of longitudinal compression of thumb indicate what?
Scaphoid fracture
How do you manage spiral fracture of tibia?
Intramedullary nail
What classification system is used for open fractures?
Gustilo and Anderson Classification
What are the features of a radial head fracture?
Fall onto outstretched hand, tenderness on pronation and supination, tenderness over proximal forearm
What part of the humerus does the radial head articulate with?
Capitulum
What part of the hip does psoas major insert into?
Lesser trochanter of femur
What is Froment’s test?
Holding a piece of paper between thumb and finger without flexing IP joint.
Assesses adductor pollicis and therefore for ulnar nerve palsy
Which artery provides blood supply to scaphoid?
dorsal carpal branch vessels via retrograde flow
What muscles make up the anterior compartment of the lower leg? What nerve are the innervated by?
Tibialis anterior
Extensor digitorum longus
Extensor hallucis longus
+/- Peroneus tertius
Deep peroneal nerve
What are the 3 ligaments stabilising the hip joint?
Iliofemoral ligament
Pubofemoral ligament
Ischiofemoral ligament