Scoliosis & Arthritides Flashcards
MC age for scoliosis and gender
Female age 13-19
Scoliosis is named for the side of
Major Convexity
Spinous deviate to concavity
Rotatory scoliosis
Spinous deviate to convexity
Simple scoliosis
Lines of mensuration for scoliosis
Cobbs and Rissers Ferguson
Scoliosis measurements age
25 and younger
Under 20 degrees
Adjust and monitor
21 to 40 degrees
Send to orthopedist for bracing (MILWAUKEE)
Over 40 degrees
Surgical consult
Over 50 degrees
Cardio Pulmonary compromise and DJD
Monitoring Scoliosis
Risser’s sign
Wrist Films
Tanner’s staging - best one
Assessing skeletal growth potential using Tanner staging and Risser grading
Types of Inflammatory arthritides
- RA
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Enteropathic Arthropathy
- Psoriatic Arthritis
- Reiter’s AKA Reactive Arthritis
- SLE
- Scleroderma
- Osteitis Condensans Ilia (AKA OSteitis Triangularis)
RA in children is known as
Still’s disease
Symmetrical distribution
Bilateral uniform loss of joint space
RA
Rat bite erosions
Pannus formation
Localized periarticular osteoporosis
RA
What joint instability is caused by RA
Atlanto-axial joint instability
What joint is spared with RA
DIP
What nodes and deformity is associated with RA?
Haygarths (MCP) nodes
Swan neck and boutonnierres deformity
Lanois deformity
What is Lanois deformity?
Ulnar or fibular deviation
What cyst is associated with RA?
Baker’s cyst (benign swelling of the semimembranous bursa)
What kind of anemia is associated with RA
Normocytic Normochromic Anemia
Labs for RA
\+RA latex \+FANA \+ESR \+C Reactive Protein Seropositive arthritis
RA when presenting with dry eyes and mouth is called
Sjogren’s
Akylosing Spondylitis AKA
Marie Stumpells Disease
MC demographic for AS and symptoms
Male 15-35 with low back pain with morning stiffness