Orthopaedics Flashcards
vitamin D normal serum value
75-250 nanomole/L
Normal BMD T-score
> -1
osteopenic BMD T-score
-1 to -2.5
Osteoporotic BMD T-score
< -2.5
NEXUS Criteria
Finkelstein’s test
De Quervain tenosynovitis
Tinel sign
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Fromenr’s sign
Ulnar nerve injury
Thompsons test
Achilles tendon lesion/rupture
Lachmans test
ACL
Drawers test
anterior: ACL
posterior: PCL
Bulb sign
Posterior dislocation of shoulder
most useful test for evaluation of osteoporosis
- DEXA
- 25-hydroxy vitamin D
corticosteroid use in osteoporosis
at least 3 months
Back pain without neurological symptoms
pulled muscle/muscle spasm
- analgesia + normal activity
Back pain classification
1- Acute low back pain lasts less than 6 weeks.
2- Sub-acute low back pain lasts between 6 and 12 weeks.
3- Chronic low back pain persists for more than 12 weeks.
Back pain diagnosis
chronic back pain persisting longer than 3 months, have to exclude:
- central canal stenosis
- nerve root compression
Signs of cauda equina compression
- loss of bladder
- loss of bowel control
- paraparesis/paraplegia
bilateral leg pain + worse on erect posture + responds to exercise
Spinal stenosis
Back pain around the anus, scrotum or vagina
saddle anaesthesia
- investigate by MRI
Acute herniation of an intervertebral disk that will require emergency surgery
crushed cauda equina
shooting radiating pain through the posterior thigh and posterior leg to little toe + anterior + posterior motor symptoms
Sciatica
pain radiating to the hip + anterior thigh + medial aspect of knee + calf + diminished knee jerk
L4 radiculopathy
posterolateral buttock + posterior thigh + lateral leg +
L5 radiculopathy
posterolateral buttock + posterior thigh + lateral leg posterior calf + lateral foot + diminished Ankle jerk
L5-S1 radiculopathy
pain radiates through posterior buttock + posterior calf +
lateral foot + diminished Ankle jerk
S1 radiculopathy
weakness of eversion and dorsiflexion + sensory loss of dorsum of foot + hc of colon cancer surgery
Common peroneal nerve damage
weakness of foot plantar flexion + inversion
Tibial nerve
Hip pain management
- walking stick on the contralateral hand
hip joint degeneration affected movement
Internal rotation
osteoporosis most common site fracture
Vertebrae
Osteoporosis risk factors
– Menopause
– Age over 70
– Corticosteroid use longer than three months
– Rheumatoid arthritis
– Alcoholism
– Smoking
– Anorexia nervosa.
– Inflammatory Bowel Disease
pain in the distal interphalangeal joints + carpometacarpal joints + hard/bony swelling + evening stiffness
Osteoarthritis (OA)
Osteoarthritis treatment
symptomatic pain treatment
Osteoarthritis not responding to pain
Severe
- orthopaedic consult for knee replacement
Osteoporosis treatment
- Alendronate, risedronate and zoledronic acid: first-line therapy in **postmenopausal osteoporosis **
and prevent vertebral, Non-vertebral and hip fractures. - bisphosphonates: primary prevention of fractures in px who never had minimal trauma fracture, secondary prevention of fractures
- Strontium ranelate: primary prevention of osteoporosis in women
- bisphosphonates and raloxifene: secondary prevention of fractures in women who have had minimal trauma fractures
Osteoporosis treatment not going to plan, what to do
- BMD T-score of =<-3
- > 1 symptomatic new
fracture after at least 12-months of
continuous therapy - > 2 minimal trauma fractures despite being on sufficient doses of bisphosphonates.
switch to teriparatide for 18 months
Most common pelvic bone tumour in young adult
Metastatic tumor
non-healing diabetic foot ulcer concern
osteomyelitis
- Do MRI
child + fever + limp + raised ESR
Acute osteomyelitis
osteomyelitis in children
- S aureus
- secondary to deep cellulitis
-MRI investigation
pain in the proximal interphalangeal joints + carpometacarpal joints + soft/tender swelling + morning stiffness > 30 minutes
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
-Persistent joint pain and swelling affecting at least three joint areas
2-Symmetrical involvement of the MCP or MTP joints
3-Morning stiffness lasting more than 30 minutes.
(if there’s a rash: Psoriatic arthritis)
Rheumatic arthritis treatment
NSAIDs + DMARDS
asymmetrical large joint monoarthritis/oligoarthritis + rash + uveitis + enthesitis
Reactive arthritis
Distal interphalangeal joints are most commonly seen in
Psoriatic arthritis
septic arthritis
septic arthritis management
- IV antibiotics (flucloxacillin) for 2 weeks
- Oral antibiotics after 6 weeks
positive rhomboid-shaped birefringent crystals
Pseudogout
Negative needle shaped birefringent crystals
Gout
Gout causes
- Alcohol (increase urate)
Gout investigation
Diagnostic: joint aspiration
sclerosis of sacroiliac joint
sacroiliitis
sacroiliitis ddx
– Psoriasis.
– Reactive arthritis.
– Ankylosing spondyloarthropathy.
– Arthritis related to inflammatory bowel disease