Presentation Flashcards
Traumatic Arthritis
Follows traumatic injury to knee
Hemartrosis
Traumatic blow to the knee
Monoarticular Steroid-Sensitive Arthritis
Insidious onset in a single joint
Crystal Synovitis
Inflammation,
Pain,
Swelling,
Lumps
Septic Arthritis
Knee pain with active and passive movement,
Swelling
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Capsular pattern, Pain, Swelling, Warmth, Stiffness
Early Arthrosis
Insidious onset in a single joint
Discoid Meniscus Injury
In absence of traumatic cause: visible or audible palpable snap on terminal extension (10-20’) along with pain, swelling, and locking; can also be an “annoying click” during movement
Bucket-Handle Meniscal Lesion
Clicking or locking along with pain in the joint line
Posterior Lesion
Non-capsular pattern, slight twinges,
Symptoms of internal derangement at the back of the knee,
Slight limitation of flexion
Loose bodies in Adolescents
Twinges, usually on walking downstairs; non-capsular pattern; typical end-feel; “sprain without a sprain”
Loose Bodies Complicating Arthrosis
Non-capsular pattern, twinges, moving pain, “sprain without a sprain”
Medial Coronary Ligament
Medial knee pain
Medial Colateral Ligament (MCL)
Medial knee pain
Intra-articular Adhesions
Non-capsular pattern,
Limited in knee flexion (extension unimpaired),
Clicking
Advanced Arthrosis
Insidious onset in a single joint
Subsynovial Hematoma
Anterior knee pain
Medial Colateral Bursitis
Medial knee pain
Medial Meniscus
Medial knee pain
Patellar Bursitis
Anterior knee pain
Popliteal (Baker’s) Cyst
Posterior knee pain,
Swelling in popliteal space,
Stiffness,
Knee pain
Adherent Vastus Intermedius
limited knee flexion, normal extension following femur fracture
Chronic Non-adherent Ligamentous Lesion (Plica Mediopatellaris)
Medial knee pain
Loose Body
Medial knee pain