Sports Flashcards
The highest risk to tensile failure of the rotator cuff during throwing is during….
deceleration due to the eccentric contraction of the cuff to decelerate the arm.
Second impact syndrome occurs due to….
disruption of cerebral autoregulation leading to cerebral vascular congestion, edema and death.
The Immediate Post-Concussion and Cognitive Testing Battery (ImPACT) evaluates an athletes…
attention, memory and processing speed.
A player with a stinger can return to play when…
they are asymptomatic with painless neck ROM.
The posterior approach to the shoulder (Judet) utilizes the plane between…
the infraspinatus (suprascapular nerve) and the teres minor (axillary nerve).
Athletic pubalgia (sports hernia) is due to…
repetitive thigh extension and abduction leading to strain of the adductors (specifically adductor longus).
Osteitis pubis
repetitive trauma leads to pain and osteolysis/erosion oft the pubic symphysis.
Piriformis syndrome
compression of the sciatic nerve (usually runs anterior to the piriformis and posterior to the SERs)
Treatment for a quadriceps contusion
immobilization with knee flexion for first 24 hours, then PT
Effect of steroids on cholesterol levels
increases LDL and decreases HDL
An os acromiale is usually between…
meso and meta acromion.
Calcific tendonitis is deposition of…
calcium hydroxyapaptite usually in the supraspinatus tendon. Associated with diabetes.
The initial tear location of a degenerative RC tear is…
15 mm posterior to the biceps tendon near the supraspinatus/infraspinatus junction.
RC Tears that should be converted to full thickness and repaired:
- bursal sided RCT > 3 mm
2. articular sided RCT > 6 mm
What are the landmarks for upper border subscapularis repair?
SGHL and CHL
Treatment of irreparable subscapularis tear
pectoralis major tendon transfer (puts the musculocutaneous nerve at risk)
The supraspinatus tendon medial to lateral width is normally…
12.1-12.7 mm.
The greatest risk factor for nonhealing after RCR is…
age > 65 years.
Treatment of irreparable supraspinatus/infraspinatus tear
Young, laborer: latissimus dorsi transfer (radial nerve at risk during harvest)
Elder: rTSA
An interscalene block gives risk for…
tension PTX (distended neck veins, distant heart sounds, hypotension). Treat with emergent needle decompression in 2nd intercostal space.
What nerve is at risk with inferior placement of the posterior shoulder portal?
axillary nerve
Anterosuperior humeral head migration occurs when…
both cuff and CA ligament are deficient.
SLAP tear is associated with…
GIRD and spinoglenoid cyst.
What nerve is at risk with arthroscopic repair of a SLAP tear?
suprascapular nerve (especially when there is medial perforation of the glenoid neck).
During a SLAP repair, if there is fraying of biceps or instability then…
perform tenodesis.
Maximum shoulder ABD and ER causes significant tension on…
the posteroinferior capsule which can lead to mineralization/exostosis of the posteroinferior glenoid (traction spur or Bennett lesion).
What direction does the humeral head shift during late cocking/early acceleration in a GIRD shoulder?
posterosuperior
The long head of the biceps predominantly attaches on the…
posterior aspect of the glenoid.
What movement should be avoided after biceps tenodesis?
seated active forearm supination with elbow flexed to 90
Little Leaguer’s shoulder
- proximal humerus SHI physeal injury (thru the hypertrophic zone)
- stop pitching and start PT (progressive throwing program eventually)
Adhesive capsulitis is….
contracture of the rotator interval and CHL –> decreased intracapsular volume and loss of the axillary recess
Surgical releases for adhesive capsulitis
Release of rotator interval (anterior superior capsule) will increase ER w/ arm by side (which is the most limited ROM typically).
Release of the posterior capsule will increase IR.
What does histology of adhesive capsulitis show?
fibroblastic proliferation
Initial workup of adhesive capsulitis should inlcude…
HbA1c and TSH levels.
associated with DM (poor prognosis) and hypothyroidism
Medial scpaular winging
long thoracic nerve palsy (weak serratus anterior)
Lateral scapular winging
spinal accessory nerve palsy (weak trapezius)
Distal clavicle osteolysis is a..
stress reaction seen from repetitive trauma (hyperemic response, localized bone resorption, cyst formation).
Typically seen in weightlifters and laborers.
Treatment of distal clavicle osteolysis
distal clavicle resection
**refractory to non-operative treatment
Anatomy of the suprascapular notch
suprascapular artery runs above the suprascapular ligament, suprascapular nerve runs below
Pec major rupture often involves…
a tendinous avulsion off bone during eccentric contraction (downward deceleration during bench press).
The pec major inserts…
on the humeral shaft lateral to the bicipital groove (adduction and IR of arm). Innervated by medial and lateral pectoral nerves.
What position should the arm be in for MRI of distal biceps tendon rupture?
Elbow flexed, shoulder abducted, and forearm supinated
Within the antecubital fossa, the bicep tendon travels…
lateral to the median nerve and posterior to the recurrent radial artery.
A partial distal biceps tendon tear typically occurs on…
the radial side of the bicipital tuberosity. If it fails non-op tx, then complete the tear and repair it.
Non-operative tx of a distal biceps tendon tear will result in…
30% loss of elbow flexion strength and 40% loss of supination strength.
Single incision distal biceps repair risk
LABCN injury (branch of musculocutaneous) and can also injure the raidal nerve/PIN/superficial sensory radial nerve
Dual incision distal biceps repair risk
HO
**however, more anatomic placement of the repair
Little Leaguer’s Elbow
medial elbow pain 2/2 UCL injury/medial epicondyle stress fx/strain of flexor-pronator muscle group
X-rays of Little Leaguer’s Elbow will show…
widening of the medial epicondylar apophysis
A little league pitcher can also develop…
an olecranon stress fx which will demonstrate posteromedial elbow pain and widening of the olecranon apophysis. Treat non-op but if fails, then ORIF w/ compression screw.
In pitcher’s elbow (valgus extension overload), there will be…
osteophytes developing in the posteromedial tip of the olecranon.
If pitcher’s elbow non-op managment fails, then…
treat with arthroscopic excision. The most common reason for repeat surgery is valgus instability (avoid overresection of the olecranon).
The anterior oblique bundle of the MUCL is the…
primary stabilizer to valgus stress (moving stress test).
The anterior band of the AOL of the MUCL is…
tight in extension and shows isometric strain through elbow ROM.
The posterior oblique band of the AOL of the MUCL is…
tight in flexion.
The posterior oblique bundle of the MUCL demonstrates the greatest change in…
tension from flexion (tight) to extension.
The UCL is typically reconstructed with…
the palmaris longus autograft.