Section 23 Flashcards
site where most cases of epidural cord compression
thoracic spine
most common cause of spastic paraparesis in patients older than 55 years of age
Myelopathy
most immediately life-threatening extraspinal cause of back pain
Rupturing abdominal aortic aneurysm
most common systemic disease affecting the spine.
Malignant neoplasm
most common cause of sciatica
Disk herniation
Most common finding in cauda equina syndrome
urinary retention with or without overflow incontinence
Most common sensory deficit of epidural compression syndrome
saddle anesthesia
most mobile and least stable joint in the body
glenohumeral joint
most commonly affected tendon of the rotator cuff
supraspinatus
most commonly affects the supraspinatus tendon
Calcific tendonitis
most common complication of calcific tendinitis
Adhesive capsulitis or frozen shoulder syndrome
most common source of pain referred to the shoulder
Neck
Most serious vascular injury that can cause shoulder pain
acute thrombosis of the axillary artery
most commonly involves the medial trunk of the brachial plexus
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
largest synovial joint in the body
knee
largest branch of the lumbar plexus
femoral nerve
longest nerve in the body
sciatic
the best known of the lower extremity nerve entrapment syndromes.
Meralgia paresthetica, or compressive inflammation of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve,
most common rheumatic disease seen in intensive care unit patients (also the most common rheumatic disease)
Rheumatoid arthritis
second most common rheumatic disease
SLE
most common cause of septic arthritis in young sexually active adults
Gonococcal arthritis
most common form of inflammatory joint disease in men >40 years old
Uric Acid
Most common sites for septic bursitis
prepatellar bursa
most commonly affected in ingrown toenail
Great toe
most superficial of hand infections
cellulitis
most common cause of heel pain
Plantar fasciitis
least common pelvic fracture
Ischium body fracture
