Placebo/hip Flashcards
What was the finding of Gracely et al (1985) in the effect of patient and practitioner expectation wrt placebo?
Clinical analgesia depends not only on physiological action of the treatment administered but also on the expectations of the patient and clinician
Buske-Kirschbaum et al (1992) were able to increase NK cell activity after exposing rats to sherbet. How did they do it? What important conclusion did they draw?
Classical conditioning - repeatedly paired sherpet with subcut injection of epinephrine. Eventually tried with saline instead of epinephrine and same increase in NK cells was seen
Conclusion: placebo can modify the immune response
Kalauokalani et al (2001) studied the impact of patient expectation on outcomes of treatment with acupuncture and massage. What did they find? What implications does this have on clinical research?
If you got the treatment you thought would be better for you, you did better than if you got the treatment you didn’t think would be better for you.
Implications: method of recruitment (eg. from surgeons vs chiro office) could have large effects on patient outcomes.
What type of joint is the hip joint?
Diarthrodial ball and socket
What are the 3 degrees of freedom of the hip joint?
Flex/ext
Abd/add
Med/lat rotation
Name for the portion of the acetabulum which is covered by hyaline cartilage
Lunate surface
What does the transverse acetabular ligament do?
Forms the inferior surface of the acetabulum
Connects two ends of the horseshoe-shaped lunate surface
What is the central edge angle/angle of Wiberg? What is a normal range?
A line connecting the lateral rim of the acetabulum and the centre of the femoral head
Normal: 22-43 degrees
A decreased central edge angle indicates increased risk of ____________________
Superior dislocation
True or false: CE increases with age, so kids’ hips are less stable
True
Which imaging modality can be used to assess acetabular anteversion? What is a normal measurement?
CT or MRI
18.5deg in M, 21.5deg in F
pathological increase in the acetabular anteversion angle can result in increased risk of ____________________
Anterior dislocation
What is the femoral neck orientation? (3 directions)
Medial, superior, anterior
What is the angle of inclination? What is its purpose?
angle between neck and shaft of femur
Causes the greater trochanter to lie at the ntre of the femoral head
What is a normal angle of inclination in babies? In adults?
150deg
125deg
What is the name for a pathological increase in the angle of inclination? Pathological decrease?
> 135deg: Coxa valga
<120deg: Coxa vara
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The angle of inclination is somewhat ___________ in women due to the increased ________________
Smaller; pelvic width
Explain how coxa valga is associated with:
- knee OA
- hip OA
- osteoporosis of the femoral neck
- hip joint dislocation
Knee OA: causes genu varum, increasing compression on medial aspect of knee
Hip OA: more stress at superior/medial aspect of femoral head
Osteoporosis of the femoral neck: decreased tension forces going through neck of the femur
What is the MC cause of coxa valga?
Neuromuscular disorders (cerebral palsy, polio), skeletal dysplasia, JIA