Primary Management of Knee Pain Flashcards
1
Q
Why is it that the number of people with knee problems is going to increase?
A
People are living longer
People are fatter
2
Q
What do patients commonly present with
A
Pain - anterior or often localised Stiffness Swelling / lump Giving way Deformity Loss of sleep Loss of function
3
Q
What do you look for in a patient with a knee problem
A
Deformity
Scars
Swelling
4
Q
What do you feel for in a patient with a knee problem
A
Bony landmarks Any tenderness any effusion knee stability get the patient to demonstrate where its sore patellar apprehension test
5
Q
What do you look for when you get the patient to move
A
Extension
Flexion
Quads strength
6
Q
What investigations are usually done for a knee problem
A
Usually none Xray MRI ESR/ Viscosity Urate
7
Q
What is the management for knee pain
A
Explanation Keep mobile support NSAID - short term Analgesia Physio referral
8
Q
What are some of the common knee problems
A
Ligament strain often medial collateral
Bursitis
Osgood-Schlatter’s
OA (Patello-femorla > knee)
9
Q
What are some of the less common knee problems
A
Chondromalacia patellae meniscus injury cruciate damage Gout Rheumatoid arthritis Patellar subluxation / dislocation
