Orthopaedics Flashcards
Whats the commonest benign bone tumour?
Osteochondroma
What benign bone tumour presents with intense pain worse at night relieved by NSAIDs?
Osteoid osteoma
What bengin bone tumour is asymptomatic but may weaken bone and cause fractures?
Enchondroma
Which tumour has a ‘soap bubble’ appearance?
Giant cell tumour
What is a Brodies Abscess?
Subacute osteomyelitis
What is the commonest malignant primary bone tumour?
Osteosarcoma
What malignant bone tumour gives ‘popcorn calcification’ on x-ray?
Chondrosarcoma
What bone malignant bone tumour is assosciated with fever, increased inflammatory markers and swelling?
Ewings Sarcoma
What is the commonest cause of malignant bone tumours?
Metastases
What cancers cause sclerotic bone tumour?
Prostate, breast, TCC, SCLC, lymphoma
What cancers cause lytic bone tumours?
Thyroid, RCC, NSCLC
What is impingement?
Tendons of the rotator cuff compressed in the subacromial space during movement producing pain
What are the muscles of the rotator cuff?
Supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis, teres minor
How are rotator cuff tears managed?
Physiotherapy, analgesia, surgery (controversial)
What is shoulder instability?
Common ‘party tricks’ associated with connective tissue disorders
What is adhesive capsulitis?
Frozen shoulder
How does adhesive capsulitis present?
Progressive pain and stiffness of shoulder with loss of external rotation
How is adhesive capsulitis managed?
Thaws out itself over time, can give steroids
What nerve is compressed in carpal tunnel?
Median nerve
What nerve is compressed in cubital tunnel?
Ulnar nerve
What is Golfers elbow?
Medial epicondylitis
What is tennis elbow?
Lateral epicondylitis
What is dupytrens contracture?
Proliferative connective tissue disorder caused by type 3 collagen fibres
What patients get dupytrens contracture?
Alcoholics, diabetics, peyronies disease
How is dupytrens contracture treated?
Fasciotomy/fasiectomy
What is trigger finger?
Tendonitis of the flexor tendon to the digit
What pulley is generally affected in trigger finger?
A1 pulley
How is trigger finger treated?
IA steroids, division of A1 pulley
What is a ganglion cyst?
Mucinous filled cyst found adjacent to a tendon or synovium joint that transilluminates
How is a ganglion cyst treated?
Needle aspiration or surgical excision
What is trochanteric bursitis?
Self limiting inflammation of the bursa caused by overuse