Quiz Questions Flashcards
Pre-Clinical Disability
progressive and detectable but unrecognized decline in physical function in older adults.
Sarcopenia
reduction of muscle mass and/or function as well as the impairment of the muscle’s capacity to regenerate.
What is true for musculoskeletal system and aging?
-Skeletal muscle of older people is more easily damaged
-Aging collagen increased the mechanical stability o but also increased tissue stiffness.
-Tendons exhibit a lower metabolic activity
Transverse Fracture
racture line is at a right angle to the long axis of the bone; this fracture is usually produced by shearing force.
Which of the following is the risk factor for fractures?
-eating disorder
-Leg-length discrepancy
-Radiation treatment
Which of the following complications of fractures requires immediate medical attention?
fat embolism
Which of the following is true for vertebral compression fractures (VCF)?
Pain tends to be worse with spinal extension.
Vertebral compression fractures
most common osteoporosis-related fractures. The incidence increases with age and with decreasing bone density.
Which of the following is generally the first diagnostic study to be done following the clinical examination on a patient with musculoskeletal disorder?
x-ray
Which of the following substances has the highest radiodensity?
Bone
The PT identifies a significant swelling on patient’s lower leg and suspects there is a development of compartmental syndrome. Which of the following actions is the best?
-Doctor
Chrondrolysis
The process of rapid cartilage degeneration is associated with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
What is true for osteoarthritis (OA)?
Muscle weakness in anyone can also cause joint changes leading to OA, such as occurs with prolonged immobilization.
What is true for rheumatoid arthritis (RA)?
identification of distinct cell subtypes, surface markers, and products that may initiate and propagate the inflammatory and destructive components of the disease.
Clinical manifestations can occur due to the progressive loss of cartilage on osteoarthritis (OA)?
-Bony overgrowth
-Muscle weakness and atrophy
-Inflammation develops
Slowing the progression of the osteoarthritis (OA) with a combination of
-drugs
-behavioral prevention
What is true about rheumatoid factors?
autoantibodies that react with immunoglobulin antibodies found in the blood.
Which of the following is extraarticular rheumatoid arthritis (RA) manifestation?
Pulmonary Effusions
Disc Bulge
nucleus pulposus bulges into the annulus fibrosis and the disc margin extends beyond the endplates of adjacent vertebral levels.
Which of the following clinical presentations can be expected to see on a patient with cervical degenerative disc disease (DDD)?
-Annular tears
-Nuclear disc material degradation
-Osteophyte on vertebral body
Which of the following can be the sign or symptom of thoracic disc pathology?
-pain mid/low back
-positive slump
-Spinal cord compression symptoms.
Which of the following statements is TRUE for primary facet pathology?
Primary facet pathology is common for bone spurs to intrude into the zygapophyseal joint.
Which of the following would be the most common symptom on a person with whiplash injury?
Neck and shoulder pain
Which of the following is an example of functional scoliosis?
Protective scoliosis secondary to a lumbar disc herniation
Which type of young scoliosis has the highest risk for poor outcomes?
-juvenile idiopathic scoliosis
Which of the following clinical magnifications might be relevant to lower crossed syndrome?
Weak gluteus maximus and abdominals
Which of the following patient populations may receive the most benefit from lumbar extension-based exercises?
Lumbar disc protrusion
Which of the following may cause lumbar spine interforaminal stenosis?
Bone spurs
Lumbar radiculopathy may be caused by
-spondylosis
-stenosis
-spondylolisthesis
Most people with soft tissue injuries in the lower back will recover within
1-2 months
Which of the following is true for sacroiliac joint pathology?
The gold standard for verifying sacroiliac articulation as the source of pain is the use of intraarticular anesthetic injections.
Communited Fracture
-bone broken into multiple fragments
Fracture Healing Stages
-Hematoma formation
-Cellular Proliferation
-Callous formation
-Ossifications
-Consolidation and remodeling
Substance with lowest radiographicdensity?
-metal
Radiographic changes associated with OA?
-subchondral bone cysts and sclerosis
-osteophytes
-joint space narrowing
Musculoskeletal mnanifestation of RA?
-joint contracture
Which muscles of the shoulder is not a scapular stabilizer?
Infraspinatus, supraspinatus
Symptoms if RCT
- pain ar teres minor
-thoracic pain - peripheral numbness and tingling
What should be limited after SLAP repair?
Shoulder flx and elbow flx
What disease has higher risk of frozen shoulder?
Hypertriglyceridemia
Is medical or lateral epicondylitis more prevalent?
Lateral
Most common uses of platlet rich plasma?
Patellar tendinopathy, rotator cuff tendinopathy
Platelets…?
-release cytokines
-angieogenesis
-release growth factors
-inflammation
Pain in post lat hip that radiates to lateral thigh?
-check glut bursas
Which hamstring is most commonly injuryed and where?
-biceps femoris
-proximally near proximal attachment
-slow healing, not rich blood supply
What is a contributing factor to ACL injuries?
Weak hamstrings
MCL is what compaired to LCL?
-most injured
-most vascularized
-occurs with ACL tears
What can contribute to developing patellofemoral joint pain?
Deceeased glut max strength
Early rehab for patella, femoral pain syndrome?
Open chain quad strength within pain free range
Patellar subluxations and dislocations?
-dislocation usually noncontact
-sublux usually laterally
What bones are essential to assessing medial longitudinal arch?
-navicular, first MT, talus
Shin splints extras
-periostitis at posterior boarder can cause shin splints
-excessive navicular drop can cause too
