Upper Extremity Clinical Correlation Flashcards
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Pancoast tumor
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Fabella
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calcific tendonitis
The calcifications in the attached image are commonly found in what syndrome?
Crest Syndrome
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Soft tissue hemangiomas
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Lipohemarthrosis
In which joint type is effusion generally most easily identified?
knee
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Jones fracture
(fracture of the base of the 5th metatarsal)
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Rolando fracture
(base of the 1st metacarpal @ CMC joint)
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intertrochanteric fracture
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avuslion fracture
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Segond fracture
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tophi (gout)
Name (6) modalities commonly used for musculoskeletal imaging
- Radiographs (plain film x-ray)
- Fluoroscopy
- Ultrasound
- Computed tomography (CT)
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Nuclear imaging (ex: PET)
Name and describe (3) major categories of fracture
- Acute: due to sudden impact or force exceeds the strength of bone
- Stress: due to repetitive submaximal stresses
- Pathologic: due to otherwise normal stresses on diseased bone
Give (3) major examination signs of fracture
Deformity
Bony point tenderness
Pain with loading -> best identified with indirect loading
Name (4) indirect loading tests for fracture
- axial
- bump test
- hop test
- fulcrum test
Why might use of NSAIDs be contraindicated in bone fracture?
NSAIDs may interfere with prostaglandin roles in bone healing