rev Flashcards
rupture of what causes mallet finger?
extensor apparatus
–> forced flexion of distal interphalangeal
which nerve innervates serratus anterior?
long thoracic nerve - responsible for winging scapula
how would you manage a minimally displaced colles fracture?
reduce + splint
neonate has pos ortilanis + barlows test, how would you investigate + manage?
ultrasound
pavlic harness
what structure has been damaged in foot drop?
common fibular/peroneal nerve
crosses over top lateral bit of fibula
aponeurosis of abdominal muscles
linea alba
which muscle start and finishes abduction respectively?
starts = supraspinatus
ends = deltoid
which muscle of the anterior forearm are not innervated by median?
flexor carpi ulnaris + flexor digitorum profundus.
pain is worse when asked to walk on tip toes
plantar fasciitis
–> commonest cause of heal pain in adults, pain worse arounf medial calcaneal tuberosity
commonest site of stress fracture
2nd metarsal (longest, thin + vulnerable to stress)
may appear fine on xray, periiosteal reaction seen 2-3weeks later
commonest causative organism in osteomyelitis
staph aureus
mx = flucloxacillin for 6 weeks (clindamycn if pen allergic)
(sickle cell patients = samonella)
striking tendon with tendon hammer is testing what nerve + root?
radial nerve C7
fat embolism presentation
hypoxic, tachycardic, petechial rash over torso
retinal haemorrhages
ground glass appearance on imaging
femoral shaft fractures
causes of AVN
long term steroid use
CHEMOTHERAPY
alcohol excess
trauma
which action is classically impaired in adhesive capsulitis?
external rotation - both active + passive
