Pathologies Flashcards
What degree of ligament injury at the AC joint presents with AC ligament rupture and Coracoclavicular ligament stretched?
Second degree
What degree of ligament injury at the AC joint presents with AC ligament stretched?
First degree
What degree of ligament injury at the AC joint presents with AC ligament and Coracoclavicular ligament ruptured?
Third degree
Most commonly broken bone in children. Usually result from a fall into the lateral aspect of the shoulder or on the outstretched hand. Fracture occurs in its mid-portion.
Clavicular fracture
What is another injury caused by fall on the outstretched hand. Common in the elderly and is usually an impacted fracture?
Humeral neck fracture
This fracture is often caused by a direct blow or twisting force. Spiral fractures in this region increase the risk of a radial nerve injury, as the nerve passes next to the bone
Midhumeral fracture
Fracture caused by benign tumors or metastatic carcinoma from primary sites such as the lung, breast, kidney, and prostate
Pathological fractures
What is caused by a forced shoulder abduction and external rotation causing the humeral head to slide anteriorly out of the glenoid fossa
Anterior shoulder dislocation
This is commonly seen in individuals who have hemiplegia, usually from a CVA. Paralysis of the shoulder muscles leaves them no longer able to fold the head of the humerus in the glenoid fossa. Paralysis combined with the pull of gravity and the weight of the arm over time causes this partial dislocation.
Glenohumeral subluxation
This overuse condition that involves compression between the acromial arch, humeral head, and soft tissue structures such as the coracoacromial ligament, rotator cuff muscles, long head of the biceps, and subacromial bursa
Impingement syndrome
Refers to the inflammation and fibrosis of the shoulder joint capsule, which leads to pain and loss of shoulder ROM. Frozen shoulder
Adhesive capsulitis
Involves the distal tendinous insertion of the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis on the greater/lesser tubercle area of the humerus. Tears can be a result of acute trauma or gradual degeneration
torn rotator cuff
This is caused by chronic inflammation of the supraspinatus tendon accumulation of mineral deposits. Can be asymptomatic or quite painful
calcific tendonitis
This pathology involves the long head of the biceps proximally as it crosses the humeral head, changes direction, and descends into the bicipital groove. The biceps long head tendon commonly ruptures during repetitive or forceful overhead positions. Irritation as it slides in the groove can lead to subluxing of the biceps tendon. Overloading the muscle in an abducted and externally rotated position tends to be the force subluxing the tendon out of the bicipital groove.
Bicipital tendonitis
Tennis elbow
Common overuse condition that affects the common extensor tendon where it inserts into the lateral epicondyle of the humerus.
The extensor carpi radialis brevis is particularly affected. Common in racquet sports and other repetitive wrist extension activitites.
Lateral epicondylitis
Occurs when a great deal of force is applied to an elbow that is in a slightly flexed position. This causes the ulna to slide posterior to the distal end of the humerus
Elbow dislocation
Common fractures in children
Caused by falling on the outstretched hand.
Distal end of the humerus fractures just above the condyles. The great danger of this fracture as well as the elbow dislocation is the potential damage to the brachial artery because of close proximity. Can lead to Volkmann’s ischemic contracture, a rare but potentially devastating ischemic necrosis of the forearm muscles.
Supracondylar fractures
Golfer’s elbow Inflammation of the common flexor tendon that inserts into the medial epicondyle. Overuse condition that results in tenderness over the medial epicondyle and pain on resisted wrist flexion
Medial epicondylitis
Seen in young children under the age of 5 years who have experienced a sudden strong traction force on the arm. This force causes the radial head to sublux out from under the annular ligament
Pulled elbow/Nursemaid’s elbow
Overuse injury of the medial epicondyle, usually caused by a repetitive throwing motion. Seen in young baseball players who have not reached skeletal maturity. Throwing motion places a valgus stress on the elbow, causing lateral compression and medial distraction on the joint
Little league elbow
Common injury of the elderly
Resulting from a fall on an outstretched hand. Transverse fracture of the distal radius includes a POSTERIOR displacement of the distal fragment
Colles’ fracture
Benign tumor mass commonly seen as a bump on the dorsal surface of the wrist
Ganglion cyst
Incomplete fracture, usually of the radius and more proximal than a Colles’ fracture. More common in children
Greenstick fracture
Caused by a fall on the back of the hand.
The distal fragment is displaced ANTERIORLY
Smith’s fracture
Caused by compression of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel. Symptoms include numbness and tingling in the hand, which often begins at night. Tingling, pain, weakness in the hand, particularly in the thumb, index, and middle fingers. Tapping over the carpal tunnel produces symptoms. Some fibers of the transverse carpal ligament are often surgically cut to relieve symptoms
Carpal Tunnel syndrome
Inflammation and thickening of the sheath containing the extensor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis longus, resulting in pain on the radial side of the wrist. Inflammation of tendons and surrounding sheaths> tenosynovitis. Making a fist with your thumb inside and then moving the wrist into ulnar deviation can elicit pain in those tendons and is considered a positive test > can cause discomfort in a normal wrist
DeQuervain’s disease
occurs when the palmar aponeurosis undergoes a nodular thickening. Most common in the area of the palm in line with the ring and pinky fingers > will often develop flexion contractures.
Depuytren’s contracture
“Trigger finger” is a problem with the sliding mechanism of a tendon within its sheath. When a nodule or swelling of the sheath lining or tendon develops, the tendon can no longer slide in and out smoothly. It may pass into the sheath when the finger flexes, but it becomes stuck as the finger attempts to extend. Finger can become locked in that position and must be manually extended. Flexor tendons of middle and ring fingers are most commonly involved.
Stenosing tenosynovitis
Acute tear of the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb
Skier’s thumb
A stretching injury of the ulnar collateral ligament from twisting the necks of small game.
Gamekeeper’s thumb
characterized by flexion of the MCP joint, (hyper)extension of the PIP joint, and flexion of the DIP joint
Swan neck deformity
deformity in the opposite direction as swan neck- extension of the MCP joint, flexion of the PIP joint, and extension of the DIP joint
Boutonnere deformity
results in ulnar deviation of the fingers at the MCP joints
Ulnar drift
caused by disruption of the extensor mechanism of the DIP joint, either because the tendon was severed or because the portion of bone where the tendon attached has avulsed from the distal phalanx. In either case, the distal phalanx remains in a flexed position and cannot be extended.
Mallet finger