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1
Q

what elbow and shoulder problems are most common in teens/20s?

A

fractures and instability

2
Q

what elbow and shoulder problems are most common in 30/40s?

A

rotator cuff

capsulitis

3
Q

what elbow and shoulder problems are most common in 50/60s

A

impingement

AC joint

4
Q

what elbow and shoulder problems are most common in 70+?

A

degenerative rotator cuff

joint

5
Q

in the young what are most fractures caused by?

A

high energy trauma

6
Q

in the elderly what are most fractures caused by?

A

osteoporosis

7
Q

what is the most mobile joint in the body? what is the consequence of this?

A

shoulder - stability

8
Q

in what direction is shoulder dislocation most common?

A

anterior

9
Q

treatment for shoulder dislocation

A

manipulation
immobilisation
physio
(surgery)

10
Q

what is subacromial impingement?

A

pain and dysfuction resulting from any pathology which decreases the volume of the subacromial space or increases the size of the contents

11
Q

treatment for subacromial impingement?

A

subacromial steroid injection
PT
arthroscopic subacromial decompression

12
Q

causes of frozen shoulder?

A

adhesive capulitis

primary (idiopathic) or secondary

13
Q

treatment for frozen shoulder

A

early - steroid injection

late - surgery

14
Q

what will x-rays show in frozen shoulder?

A

nothing

15
Q

causes of rotator cuff tears

A

traumatic

degeneative

16
Q

treatment of rotator cuff tears

A

acute - early surgery

chronic degenerative - surgery if symptomatic

17
Q

when performing surgery on a rotator cuff tear what must you consider?

A

size
time
age

18
Q

types of shoulder arthritis

A

OA
Inflammatory arthritis
post-traumatic arthritis

19
Q

common pathologies at the elbow

A

fractures and dislocations in young
tendinopathies in middle age
degenerative disease in elderly
cubital tunnel syndrome at any age

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