High Yield 5 Flashcards
What is calcific tendonitis?
Calcium deposits within tendon
Pain related to impingement, inflammation, and increased intratendinous pressure from the calcific deposit
Sx + physical for calcific tendonitis
Hx
Localized pain
Gradual, atraumatic
Worse at night
Physical
Pain worse with AROM compared to PROM
Ix + management calcific tendonitis
XR + US show calcium deposits
Management
Often resolves spontaneously within 3-6mo
NSAIDs, steroid inj
Shockwave therapy
Therapeutic US
Heat
What is CRPS + what are the hallmark features?
Complex regional pain syndrome
Severe, continuing pain, disproportionate to any inciting event
Manifested by four clinical characteristics: based on Budapest criteria:
Intense pain
Vasomotor disturbances (temp or color changes)
Sudomotor (sweat glands) disturbances, as increased sweating or clammy skin
Motor or trophic changes (tremor, decreased ROM, weakness + hair, nail or skin changes)
RF for CRPS
Females
40-70S
Upper limb more common
Most report a triggering event (eg #, surgery, sprain)
Sx of CRPS
Progressive pain
Burning, throbbing
Sensitivity to cold, touch
Functional limitation
Physical for CRPS
Allodynia
Eedema
Color or temp changes
Thickening of skin
Joint contractures
Abnormal hair growth
Ix for CRPS
Sympathetic nerve blockage (lumbar block for lower extremity or stellate ganglion block for upper extremity)
Labs to exclude other systemic causes: CBC, ESR, fasting glucose, calcium, T4, TSH
Bone scan can show increased uptake
XRs can be initially normal then show patchy subchondral osteopenia + bone demineralization
Management of CRPS
Bisphosphonates
Short course steroids
Sympathetic nerve blockade
TCAs for pain relief
Gabapentin
Ketamine
Acupuncture
Physical therapy - Tactile desensitization, strengthening
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation can be beneficial.
Behavioral management
Relaxation techniques
Stress management
Mirror therapy
Aerobic exercise
Somatosensory rehabilitation
What are the Spondyloarthropathies?
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS).
Reactive arthritis (ReA).
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA).
Arthritis associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Juvenile onset spondyloarthritis.
Undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy (USpA)
RF for spondyloarthropathy
Male
Caucasian
Unprotected sex
Positive family history
ReA is significantly increased in persons with HIV.
More common in patients who were not breast fed
HLA-B27
RF for OA
Age
Fam hx
Obesity
Females
Joint injury
Impact sports
Abnormal biomechanics
Sx of OA
Insidious pain over years
Crepitus
Grinding
Stiffness <30mins after immobilization
Physical for OA (general, knees, hands, hips)
Joint line tenderness is common in hands and knees.
Joints may have crepitus, decreased range of motion (ROM), effusion, and atrophy of surrounding muscles.
In knees, involved compartments can include medial (most common), patellofemoral, and/or lateral, so accurate palpation is important. Effusion and trace joint warmth are common in acute flares.
In hands, may see nodules in the DIP and PIP joints, termed Heberden and Bouchard nodes, respectively
In hips, decreased and painful internal rotation are early signs, and tenderness over the anterior joint line is a later finding.
XR findings for OA generally, and XR views for thumb, hands, shoulder, knee + hip
X-ray characteristics include osteophytes, joint space narrowing, subchondral sclerosis, and cyst formation
Thumb CMC joint: true AP (Robert) view of the thumb, wrist AP, and oblique
Hands: AP and lateral
Shoulder: true glenohumeral AP (Grashey) view most sensitive
Knee: Weight-bearing AP in 20 to 45 degrees of flexion (Rosenberg view) is most sensitive and accurate for the medial and lateral compartments. Supine lateral and sunrise or merchant views are best for patellofemoral compartment.
Hip: Weight-bearing anteroposterior (AP) films are most sensitive.
Management of OA
Education
Set reasonable expectations on outcome (pain reduction, increased function, not cure).
Modification of activities to minimize pain and risk of joint trauma
Importance of nonpharmacologic therapies
Weight loss
Exercise
Aquatic and low-impact land-based aerobic exercise, strength training, and ROM exercise
Mood + sleep management
Meds
Topical NSAIDs
Oral NSAIDs
Duloxetine
Injections
PRP
Viscosupplementation with hyaluronate
Steroid inj - usually lasts 2-4 wks. Max 4 inj per year
Possible stem cell inj
Surgery
When “bone on bone”
Debridement or osteotomy
Joint replacement
Other
Bracing
Heat/ ice
TENS
RMT
Acupuncture
Walking aids
What should be discouraged in management of OA?
Glucosamine supplements
Visco supplements
Opioids
Repeat steroid injections
Arthroscopy
What is osteochondritis dissecans?
Osteonecrosis of a fragment of subchondral bone + cartilage, which can break off and cause pain, swelling + joint dysfunction
What are the common places osteochondritis dissecans affects?
Knee (lateral aspect of medial femoral condyle)
Ankle (talar dome)
Elbow (humeral capitellum)
RF for osteochondritis dissecans
Typically 12-19y/o
Boys more common
OCD in one joint is a RF for contralateral joint
Sports involving jumping, pivoting, cutting movements
Sports with repetitive loading of the elbows, such as baseball and gymnastics, are specific risk factors for OCD of the elbow.
Sx of osteochondritis dissecans
Vague, insidious, poorly localized pain
Can have swelling + stiffness
Can have locking/ catching sensation
Hx of ankle sprain, not responding to therapy 4-6 wks after injury
Physical for osteochondritis dissecans
Decreased or painful ROM
Joint line tenderness
Wilson’s sign - flex the knee to 90 deg, internally rotate the tibia and extend the knee slowly, watching for a painful response and pain is then relieved by external rotation
Ix for osteochondritis dissecans
XR
Characteristic appearance on x-ray is a well-circumscribed lucent defect in subchondral bone that may or may not contain an internal bone density
MRI
Arthroscopy is gold standard
DDx for osteochondritis dissecans
Fracture
Ligamentous or cartilage injury
Tendinosis
Inflammatory arthropathy
Mechanical issue (i.e., patellofemoral pain syndrome)
Juvenile: apophyseal injury
Adult: osteoarthritis