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UE Pathologies Flashcards

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Medial Epicondylitis

A 
Golfers elbow
Tendonitis of wrist flexors
FCR and Pronator trees involved
Repetitive motions
ache at rest, sharp with lifting
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Lateral Epicondylitis

A 
Tennis Elbow
Tendonitis of wrist extensors 
EDC ECRB
Ache at rest
"giving away"
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Little leaguers Elbow

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Epiphysitis of medial epicondyle
Pain in med epi.
History of forced pronation
Throwing

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Panner Disease

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degeneration of Capitullum (lat humerus)
Acute, dull lat. ache
lost extension

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Osteochondritis Dissecans

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bone necrosis from increased radiohumeral LAT COMPRESSION forces
Adolescent baseballers, gymnastics
Pain in lat anterior elbow

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Olecranon Bursitis

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Inflammed olecranon bursa
direct trauma, or repetitive grazing
swelling in posterior shoulder

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Arthritis

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Most common of elbow is rheumatoid
joint swelling
lab test differentiates bursitis

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Biceps tendon rupture

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disruption of tendon

quick forced contraction, trauma

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Cubital tunnel syndrome

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ulnar nerve compression distal to med. epicondyle

repetitive motion compresses (flexion)

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Pronator teres syndrome

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Median nerve compression at pronator teres
Parasthesia in median nerve components of hand
Weakness, Phalens negative

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Radial Nerve entrapment

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Radial tunnel syndrome

Posterior interosseus nerve syndrome (PINS)

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Radial tunnel syndrome

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Radial compression at elbow
Sensory
pain lateral epicondyle
resisted middle finger extension causes pain

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PINS

A 
Radial nerve compression in supinator
motor
Tender distal to lat epicondyle
symptoms with resisted wrist extension
unable to extend thumb or fingers
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Subluxation of radial head

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pulled elbow
Annular ligament is torn
CHILDREN ALOT (swinging them back and forth)

Posterior = FOOSH

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MCL instability

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Post FOOSH
Overuse
Medial elbow pain, "Pop"
aggravated by throwing
Inability worse in pronation
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Extension Valgus Overload syndrome

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compression of olecranon against humerus with valgus stress
Painful active extension
posterior pain in passive extension

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Fractured radial head

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MOST common injury in adults

Occurs after fall

18
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Olecranon fracture

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usually avulsion

FOOSH or strong triceps contraction

19
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Rheumatoid Arthritis

A

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20
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Boutonniere deformity

A

extension of MCP and DIP and flexion of PIP

caused by division, rupture, avulsion, trauma to extensor tendon

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Swan Neck deformity

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Flexion of DIP, and hyper extension of PIP

distraction of oblique reticular ligament

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TFCC

A 
Tearing 
Clicking and popping in wrist motions
FOOSH or overuse
medial wrist pain distal to ulna
Chronic repetitive rotational loading causes pain (golfing)
23
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Ulnar nerve injury

A

Sensation
Tinels test
FCU and ABD digiti minima can cause impingement
Tunnel of Gyon

MSK UE (4 decks)

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