Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Flashcards
What’s the tx for mild fractures without displacement?
Closed reduction
What’s the tx for severe fractures with displacement or misalignment?
Open reduction and internal fixation
What’s the tx for open fractures?
Surgical skin closure, bone setting, and debridement
What’s the most common stress fracture location?
Metatarsals
Does xray show stress fracture?
No
What might be the dx in an elderly person who gets a rib fracture from coughing?
Pathologic fracture (from cancer)
What’s the tx for trigger finger?
Steroid shot
ACL tear is usually due to an _____ blow to the knee?
Anterior
What’s the dx method for all knee ligament injuries?
MRI
What 2 knee injuries are caused by trauma to the opposite side of the injury?
MCL and LCL injury
What dx presents with pain with abduction, internal rotation, and overhead activities, and leads to rotator cuff tears?
Subacromial impingement syndrome
What dx presents with weakness and pain with abduction and external rotation, can be from FOOSH or chronic impingement?
Rotator cuff tear
What’s the most common rotator cuff tear?
Supraspinatous (first 15 degrees of abduction)
What dx is associated with the popeye sign?
Biceps tendon tear
What dx is associated with restricted shoulder movement in all planes, with risk factors of DM, CVA, hypothyroidism?
Adhesive capsulitis
What dx is usually the result of a fall onto the tip of the shoulder and is associated with pain with palpation over the AC joint and on adduction of arm?
AC joint separation
What dx is associated with shoulder instability, locking clicking, and also associated with biceps tendon rupture and fatigue, pain, paresthesias in throwing position?
Labral tear
What’s the most common type of glenohumoral dislocation?
Anterior
How is the arm held in an anterior shoulder dislocation?
Abducted with external rotation
How is the arm held in a posterior shoulder dislocation?
Adducted with internal rotation
How does an AC joint tear present?
Pain on crossing arm
How does a subacromial impingement present?
Pain on raising arm straight up
What does an empty can test for?
Supraspinatus tear
What is the real name for tennis elbow?
Lateral epicondylitis
How does lateral epicondylitis present?
Pain over the lateral epicondyle that radiates into forearm and increases with repetitive supination or forearm extension, often causing weakness in grip strength