Shoulder Problems - 30/10/18 Flashcards
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What are 5 common shoulder pathologies and what ages do these occur?
Instability 20-30 Cuff disease -Impingement 30-40 -Cuff tear 50-60 Frozen shoulder 40-50 Arthritis >60
How many joints are in the shoulder girdle?
4
How many muscles attach to the scapula?
17
What are the extrinsic muscles of the shoulder
Deltoid
Trapezium
Pectoralis major
Latissimus dorsi
What are the intrinsic muscles of the shoulder?
Rotator cuff muscles
What are the characteristics of shoulder instability?
Teenage to 30 years
Young
Sporty
Traumatic
What are the characteristics of shoulder instability?
Teenage to 30 years
Young
Sporty
Traumatic
When can posterior dislocation occur?
Epileptic fits
Electrocution
Alocholic fits
in 5% of cases
What are the characteristics of shoulder instability presentation?
Acute -ED -Painful -In sling Chronic -Atraumatic laxity -Not painful -No support
What are the first things to do in shoulder dislocations?
Give the patient analgesia
Reduce the joint
How does instability present?
Mechanism of injury
Ease of dislocation
Frequency
General laxity
WHat is seen on examination of shoulder instability?
Look - abnormal shoulder contour, muscle wasting
Feel - Tenderness, muscle spasm
Move - Good ROM, scapular winging/dyskkinedia
Tests - RC strength, apprehension, relocation, general laxity
What 2 conditions can cause shoulder laxity?
Marfans
EDS
How is a dislocation reduced?
Manipulation
Kocher method
Hippocratic method
Stimson method - tape a weight to the arm whilst lying face down
What is post reduction treatment?
2-3 weeks sling
Analgesia
Gradual early mobilization
Physiotherapy
What are some investigations for shoulder instability?
X-ray
MRI arthogram
What are some associated injuries with shoulder instability?
Labral lesions (bankart) # humeral head (hill sachs) # glenoid (Bony bankhart) Rotator cuff tear
What are some NON operative treatments for shoulder instability?
Physiotherapy
RC and core strengthening
Scapula stabilising
What patients are most likely to have redislocation?
Younger patients (15-20)
What is the rehab for instability?
6 week sling 8-10 weeks no driving 12 weeks no heavy lifting No contact sports for 12 weeks Training and non contact sports after 6 weeks
What are the characteristics of shoulder impingment?
Pain originating from the sub acromial space
Common and mostly transient
Intrinsic and extrinsic causes
What are the intrinsic and extrinsic causes of impingement?
Intrinsic - Tendon vascularity - Watershed area - Tendon degeneration - Cuff dysfunction Extrinsic - Pressure - Type of acromion - Coraco-acromial ligament - Clavicular spur/osterophyte
What are some types of impingement and who do they occur in?
RC tendonitis/subacromial bursitis - <30s Calcific tendonitis - 30s-40s Tendinosis/partial tears RC - 40s - 50s Cuff tear 50-60s Cuff arthropathy - 70s
Neers classification
1 = Inflammation, oedema, haemorrhage 2 = ??/
WHat is important in the History of impingement?
Age Hand dominance Pain Reach and stretch Painful arch Neurology Neck pain Anaglesia Physio Injections
What may be seen on examination of shoulder impingement?
look - Contour, muscle wasting, scapula position
Feel - Tenderness bursa, ACJ
Move - ROM active/passive, painful arc, RC strength
Tests - Hawkins, Joes