Peri-articular pain Flashcards
PS Over-use injury (5)
Exact time/mechanism = ID'd Pain non-progressive Pain prod 1/few movements O/E - local tenderness Pain on resisted active movement
Enthesopathy
Attachment of ligament/tendon on bone
Cause De Quervain’s tenosynovitis
Unknown
What is affected in De Quervain’s tenosynovitis?
APL
APB tendons
In anatomical snuff box
How does De Quervain’s tenosynovitis present? (2)
Acute pain
Swelling/tenderness
O/E De Quervain’s tenosynovitis (LFM)
Look - norm/swollen
Feel - norm/tender
Move - active thumb abduction/opp + ulnar deviation
Test for De Quervain’s tenosynovitis
Finklesteins +ve
Push thumb down across palm
What must you differentiate De Quervain’s tenosynovitis from?
Base of thumb OA
Mx De Quervain’s tenosynovitis - conservative
Rest
Analgesia
Splintage - thumb isolation 3 w
Mx De Quervain’s tenosynovitis - surgical
Longitudinal compartment release
PS base of thumb OA
Pain on gripping/pinching
O/E Base of thumb OA (LFM)
Look - shoulder signs. Swelling/deformity @ CMCJ
Feel - pain + warmth
Move - global pain/stiffness
Mx Base of thumb OA
Conservative
Surgical (denervation)
Which nerve is compressed in carpal tunnel syndrome?
Median nn
Causes carpal tunnel syndrome (3)
Idiopathic
Pregnancy
DM
Hx Carpal tunnel syndrome
Pain in thumb. index + middle finger
Worse in AM
Shakes hand to relieve pain
O/E Carpal tunnel (LFM)
Look - thenar wasting (advanced)
Feel - decr bulk/sensation
Move - active thumb abduction + opposition
Tests for Carpal Tunnel (3)
Tinel’s
Phalen’s
Durkan’s
Which tendon is not in the carpal tunnel?
FCR
How many structures are there in the carpal tunnel?
10
9 tendons, med nn
Mx carpal tunnel - conservative
Rest
Activity mod
Night time splinting
NSAID/Steroid injections
Mx carpal tunnel - surgical
Division flexor retinaculum
what nn is compressed in Cubital tunnel
Ulnar
PS Cubital tunnel
Tingling/ numbness 4/5 funger
Weakness + mm wasting
Hx OA/Trauma
Ix Cubital tunnel
XRAY/nn conduction study
Mx cubital tunnel - conservative
Night time splint
NSAIDs
Activity mod
Mx cubital tunnel - surgery
Cubital tunnel compression
What is a ganglion?
Cyst arising from joint sheath
O/E - ganglion?
Swellings, not fixed to skin
Transilluminate
Mx Ganglion
NSAIDs
Reassurance
What is trigger finger?
Abnormal flexion of digits
What 4 things is trigger finger associated with?
Idiopathic
Women
RA
DM
Features trigger finger
Initial stiffness
Nodules may be felt
Mx trigger finger - conservative
AM
NSAIDS
Injection
Mx trigger finger - surgical
Release A1 pulley
What is Dupuytren’s contracture?
Painless thickening of palmar fascia –> flexion deformities
What movements do you lose in Dupuytren’s contacture?
Active/passive movement
Mx Dupuytren’s contracture
Surgery IF loss of movement
Another name for Golfers elbow
Medial epicondylitis
Cause golfer’s elbow
Recurrent trauma medial epicondyle
Sx golfers elbow
Subacute pain
Incr by use
Radiates up/down arm
O/E golfers elbow (3)
Tenderness medial epicondyle
Pain on resisted flexion
NORMAL ROM
Mx golfers elbow - conservative
Rest NSAIDS physio Epicondylar clasp/splint Steroid injection
Mx golfers elbow - surgical
Golfers elbow release
Another name for tennis elbow
Lateral epicondylitis
Peak age Tennis elbow
40-60
What is tennis elbow assoc w/ (apart from tennis) (3)
Smoking
Obesity
Carpal tunnel
O/E tennis elbow
Point tenderness
Pain on extension of wrist
Mx tennis elbow - surgery
Tennis elbow release
Is olecranon bursitis painful?
No