S1_L4: Shoulder and Cervical Spine Conditions Flashcards
TRUE OR FALSE: The shoulder is the fulcrum for arm elevation. It provides sufficient fixation for motion of UE and cervical spine to occur
A. Both statements are true
B. Both statements are false
C. Only the 1st statement is true
D. Only the 2nd statement is true
C. Only the 1st statement is true
TRUE OR FALSE: The Scapulothoracic joint is a “pseudojoint”.
True
Match the following classification of clavicular fractures.
- Fractures of proximal third (where sternum is)
- Fracture of middle third
- Fracture of middle third
- Most common
- Can cause disruption of the coracoclavicular / acromioclavicular ligament
A. Group I
B. Group II
C. Group III
- C
- A
- B
- A
- B
The (1)_______ is the first bone to ossify & has the last ossification center to fuse at the (2)_______
- Clavicle
- sternal end
TRUE OR FALSE: The Clavicle
is a strut connecting upper extremity to the axial skeleton. It is the only bone connecting the UE to the trunk
A. Both statements are true
B. Both statements are false
C. Only the 1st statement is true
D. Only the 2nd statement is true
A. Both statements are true
Match the following special test to its procedure.
- Pt tries to supinate and flex elbow more from a 90 degree flexed elbow, and PT resists the movement
- PT elevate/abducts arm or internally rotates then elevates arm of pt
- External rotate and abduct to touch superior medial angle of the opposite scapula
A. Yergason’s Test
B. Speed’s test
C. Apley’s Scratch
D. Neer’s Test
E. None
- A
- D
- C
The following statements are true about Rotator Cuff Tears, EXCEPT:
A. Tenderness palpated below the acromion
B. Inability to initiate and maintain abduction
C. Presents with a painful arc
D. Atrophy of Teres minor in late cases
E. None of the above
D. Atrophy of Teres minor in late cases
This is a congenital synostosis of cervical spine, where fusion of all or of only the lower cervical vertebrae into one homogenous mass of bone occurs.
Klippel Feil Syndrome
CASE: A patient was diagnosed with a cervical disc herniation at the level of C6-C7. As a knowledgeable PT, what nerve root is affected?
C7
CASE: A patient was diagnosed with a cervical disc herniation at the level of C6-C7. As a knowledgeable PT, what deep tendon reflex will most likely be diminished?
Triceps Reflex
CASE: A patient was diagnosed with a cervical disc herniation at the level of C6-C7. As a knowledgeable PT, where would the sensory deficit be most prominent?
Dorsal midforearm and 3rd digit
CASE: A patient was diagnosed with a cervical disc herniation at the level of C4-C5. As a knowledgeable PT, what muscles will be affected?
- infraspinatus
- supraspinatus
- Deltoid
CASE: A patient was diagnosed with a cervical disc herniation at the level of C4-C5. As a knowledgeable PT, where would the pain be distributed?
- shoulder
- lateral arm
- Neck
A prolapsed disc can sometimes be called?
bulge disc or protruding disc
Match the following terms.
- annulus and moves into the spinal canal
- changes causes slight impingement of the spinal canal or spinal nerves
- nucleus pulposus breaks through the annulus fibrosus but remains within the disc
A. prolapse
B. sequestration
C. disc extrusion
- B
- A
- C
This is also known as ”arthritis of the neck”
Cervical spondylosis
Disc protrusion or subluxation (slip disc) in the cervical region is most common between?
C6-C7
Spurring of cervical spine is common between what spinal levels?
C4-5 and C5-6
This is a deformity of the neck that includes both rotation and flexion and affects the sternocleidomastoid.
Torticollis or Wry Neck
The following is true about a congenital torticollis, EXCEPT:
A. also known as muscular torticollis
B. non-tender, cylindrical enlargement of SCM
C. spontaneous regression takes place 3 to 6 months
D. more common in boys
E. can cause flattening and shortening of face on side to which the head is tilted
D. more common in boys
How many muscles insert at the scapula?
17
The following is true about adhesive capsulitis, EXCEPT:
A. Also known as obliterative bursitis
B. Also known as diffuse rotator cuff tendinitis
C. Women > Men
D. Without treatment, resolves in 3-5 years
E. None
D. Without treatment, resolves in 3-5 years
NOTE: It may spontaneously resolve within 2-3 years
When Apley’s scratch test is done with internal rotation and adduction, what structure must be aimed to be touched during the test?
inferior angle or the opposite scapula
When Apley’s scratch test is done with external rotation and abduction, what structure must be aimed to be touched during the test?
superomedial angle of the opposite scapula
This tells of a triangular swelling of the posterior thorax over the scapula suggesting hematoma resulting in compartment pressure
Comolli sign
A scapula fracture may also involve which 2 injuries?
- thoracic spine injuries
- pulmonary contusion
This occurs if there is disruption of 2 or more of the superior shoulder suspensory complex
Floating shoulder
The superior shoulder suspensory complex (SSSC) is a bone-soft tissue ring composed of which 6 structures?
- Glenoid process
- Coracoid process
- Coracoacromial ligament
- Distal clavicle
- AC joint
- Acromion process
In which condition or injury is the comolli sign seen?
scapula fracture
This is functionally a joint but lacks anatomic characteristics of a true synovial joint
Scapulothoracic joint
The glenohumeral joint is a ______ joint.
true synovial ball and socket
This shoulder ligament is the primary restraint for anterior and posterior dislocation
Inferior glenohumeral ligament
Between the superior and middle glenohumeral ligament is what foramen?
foramen weitbrecht
Between the middle and inferior glenohumeral ligament is what foramen?
foramen rouviere
The (1)______ ligament is the primary support for AC joint, but the (2)_______ ligament prevents separation of AC joint
- Coracoclavicular
- Coracoacromial
Determine whether the following muscles are scapular pivoters or humeral propellers.
- Subscapularis
- Serratus anterior
- Latissimus dorsi
- Teres major
- Rhomboids
A. Scapular Pivoters
B. Humeral Propellers
- B
- A
- B
- B
- A