MSK Flashcards

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Describe the presentation of an Iliopsoas Abscess?

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Pain relieved by hip flexion
Pain worse on extension and internal rotation, can be lower back pain

Patient is sitting on back with knees flexed and hips externally rotated slightly.

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What imaging is used in an Iliopsoas abscess?

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CT is first line

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What is the commonest organism causing an Iliopsoas Abscess?

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S. Aureus

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What is the managment of an Iliopsoas abscess?

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Surgical drainage and IV abx for 4-6 weeks

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How is a non displaced patellar fracture with no extensor mechanism issues managed?

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Hinged knee brace with weight bearing. 6 weeks

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How is a displaced patellar fracture or one with an affected extensor mechanism managed?

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Surgically fixed then hinged knee brace with weight bearing.

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Signs and Symptoms of Iliotibial Band Syndrome

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Runner
Lateral Knee pain
Extension and Flexion can induce a snapping feeling

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What imagining is used in SUFE?

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AP and Lateral Frog Leg X-ray

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Clinical sign of SUFE

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Reduced internal rotation especially when leg is flexed . Leg is sitting externally rotate.

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What fracture is likely to present following a FOOSH

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Colles Fracture - Dinner Fork Deformity

Distal Dorsally Displaced Radius.

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Falling onto a flexed wrist or backwards onto outstretched hand is likely to result in what kind of fracture?

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Smiths Fracture - Garden Spade Deformity

Distal Volar displacement of Radius.

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A painful thumb occurring after a fist fight is likely to be what?

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Bennets Fracture

Interarticular fracture at he base of the thumb metacarpal

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What is a Monteggia Fracture?

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Ulnar Fracture

Radial Head Dislocation - pain at elbow

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What is a Galeazzi Fracture?

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Radial Fracture

Distal Radioulnar Dislocation

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If a young person presents with pain over radial head after a FOOSH. What could it be?

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Radial Head Fracture

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McMurrays test is positive in what?

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Meniscal Tear - Pain on crouching is also common

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Extracapsular / Intertrochanteric - Stable Fracture

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Dynamic Hip Screw

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Extracapsular / Intertrochanteric - Oblique, Reverse or Sub-trochanteric

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Intramedullary Device

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Damage to the median nerve at the level of the wrist presents with.

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Carpal Tunnel like syndrome

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Damage to the median nerve at the level of the elbow present with.

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Carpal Tunnel symptoms
Reduced forearm pronation 
Weak wrist flexion
Ulnar devotion of the arm
sign of benediction
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Damage to the Anterior Interosseus Nerve

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Reduced pronation of the forearm

Cant make the OK sign due to reduced thumb and forefinger flexion.

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What fracture is likely to damage the anterior interosseus nerve?

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Supracondylar Fracture - paediatric - direct blow to elbow or falling on elbow

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A tibial fracture is likely to be associated with what nerve being damaged?

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Sural nerve - posteriolateral distal 1/3 lower leg

- lateral foot and ankle

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Sural nerve damage will present like this.

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Sensory loss only
Posterolateral distal 1/3 of lower leg
Lateral foot

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Finger fixed in flexion + Fusiform swelling + Tenderness
Tendon Flexor Tenosynovitis | IV abx + elevation +/- surgical debridement
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What is the commonest reason for a THR revision and how does it present?
Aseptic loosening Pain radiating to the knee and on weight bearing Still able to walk and weight bear.
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What is affected in De Quervians Tenosynovitis?
Extensor Pollicus Brevis and Abdcutor Pollicus Longus tendon sheath
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If a post menopausal women presents with a fracture do they require a DEXA scan?
No | Bisphosphonates are used and no need for a DEXA atm
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What is gold standard for rib fractures but what is usually enough?
CT scan is gold standard but X ray is usually enough
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Management of rib fractures
Adequate analgesia | 12 weeks and no repair -> surgery
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Who do you refer a patient to if they present with a flail chest?
Cardiothorasic surgeon
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``` 4-8 years Male Reduced ROM Limp Pain ```
Perthes
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Perthes Management
X ray is diagnostic <6 - monitor >6 or severe disease - surgery
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Describe the classification of Ankle fractures.
Webers A- below syndesmoses - generally stable = moon boot Webers B - level of syndesmoses - can be unstable observe taller shift Webers C - Above level of sydesmoses - requires open surgery and fixation
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List two bad things that would indicate an unstable ankle fracture on X - ray ?
Bi malleolar fracture - observe medial malleolus | Talar Shift look for a widened gap
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Tibial Shaft Fracture - describe
Open fracture are common | Risk of compartment syndrome
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Tibial Shaft Fracture - Management
Above the knee cast - conservative | IM nailing, ORIF - surgical
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Tibial Plateau # what nerve is at risk?
Common peroneal nerve Sensory lateral lower leg and top of the foot Dorsiflexion Eversion
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Tibial Plateau - Management
ORIF, External Fixator, Delayed Total Knee Replacement - surgical Above Knee cast - conservative
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What splint is used in a femoral shaft fracture ?
Thomas Splint
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In an old patient with a suspected pelvic fracture, where is usually affected? and how does this affect management?
Inferior and superior Pubic rami fracture | Usually managed conservatively
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How are most humeral shaft fractures managed?
Conservatively Distal = cast Proximal = Humeral brace sling
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What nerve is at risk in a proximal humeral fracture?
Axillary Nerve - badge patch dermatome
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What nerve is at risk in a humeral shaft fracture?
Radial nerve
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Neuropraxia
Temporary block - symptoms last up to 28 days
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Axonotmesis
Demyelination distal to injury | Takes a long time as nerve regenerates 1mm a day
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Neurotmesis
Nerve transection - no recovery without surgical repair
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What is you concern with a intracapsular fracture?
Risk of avascular necrosis | Retinacular arteries get torn
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What vessel supplies the retinacular arteries
Medial circumflex femoral artery
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Hip fracture - what X-ray and what are you looking for?
AP and Lateral | Loss of Shentons line and prominent lesser trochanter
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What nerve is at risk in a Hip fracture
Sciatic nerve damage
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Sciatic nerve damage will present with what?
Weak Knee flexion | Weak Ankle dorsiflexion and plantar flexion
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Hip fracture - presentation
Acutely shortened and externally rotated leg
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Hip dislocation - presentation
Pain and inability to bear weight Posterior - Internally rotated Anterior - Externally rotated
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Posterior Dislocation - hip
Commonest type | Dashboard injury - leg internally rotated, adducted and flexed
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Anterior Dislocation - hip
Less common - more likely if linked to motor bike accident | Hyperabducted and extended
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What nerve is at risk during a posterior hip dislocation?
Sciatic
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Point tenderness over greater trochanter Generalised pain over lateral leg Pain reproducible by resisting lateral abduction
Trochanteric Bursitis
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Point tenderness over greater trochanter Generalised pain over lateral leg Pain reproducible by resisting lateral abduction
Trochanteric Bursitis
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What is a major risk with femoral artery catheterisation?
Retroperitoneal bleed - posterior wall of common femoral or external iliac artery. Surgery is only life saving method
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What trauma is a femoral artery at risk of rupture?
Proximal femur fracture
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What nerve is responsible for a trendelenburg gait?
Superior Gluteal Nerve - supplies gluteus minimus medius and tensor fascia lata
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Describe a trendelenburg gait and how this can tell you what side is affected.
When standing on affected side the opposite leg and pelvis drop down Body tilts towards affected side
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What other non neuro causes of a Trendelenburg gait is there?
Muscle weakness Perthes disease osteonecrosis of the hip Developmental dysplasia
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What nerve is affected in meralgia parasthetica ?
Lateral Femoral cutaneous nerve
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Obese pregnant Diabetic lady wearing tight jeans | Anterolateral thigh pain and paraesthesia
Meralgia Paraesthetica
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A patient who cant sit on their wallet for along period of time without pain. Pain tingling and numbness over buttocks and sciatica distribution
Piriformi syndrome | Muscle injury or hypertrophy
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In a severe hamstring tear what fracture may occur?
Avulsion fracture of the ischial tuberosity
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Where is the safe space to administer an IM injection in the buttocks?
Superiolateral quadrant
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In a tibiofemoral dislocation what are you worried about?
Neurovascular compromise as displace bone compresses popliteal fossa and its contents
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What is your management of a tibifemoral dislocation?
Immediate reduction Neurovascular exam ABPI CT angiogram
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Lateral epicondyle pain in a keen runner and cyclist | Knee pain on flexion extension
Iliotibial band syndrome
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What artery supplies the ACL?
Distal Medial Geniculate Artery
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Whats the unhappy triad?
MCL ACL Medial Meniscus
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Whats the commonest combination of soft tissue injury in the knee?
ACL MCL and Lateral Meniscus
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Pain Erythema Boginess over patella | Person kneels a lot
Prepattelar bursitis
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Pain over distal patellar ligament | Kneels a lot
Superficial infrapatellar bursitis
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Patient generally kneels a lot but with a more upright back | Pain over patellar ligament laying over tibial tuberosity
Deep infra patellar bursitis
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Suprapatellar Bursitis
Supra patellar pain selling redness warmth and reduced ROM | Generally there will have been a preceding superficial wound and bacterial infection.
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Ruptured Bakers Cyst
Calf pain, warmth, erythema and swelling. | USS required to rule out DVT
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Anterior knee pain on stairs Prolonged stiffness Teenage girl
Chondromalacia Patellae | - patellar cartilage is softened
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Pain after exercise with intermittent swelling and locking
Osteochondritis Dissecans
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Septic Arthritis in young sexually acitve
N.Gonorrhoea
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Septic arthritis in sickle cell patient
Salmonella
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Commonest septic arthritis
S.Aureus
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Septic arthritis <6 week joint replacement
Stap Epidermidis
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Common in younger
Haemophilus | Strep. Pyogenes
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A history of young child being pulled by the arm Elbow pain Limited supination and extension of the elbow
Radial Head subluxation
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Management of a radial head subluxation
Anaelgasia | Passive supination of elbow joint whilst elbow is flexed
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The tibial nerve is a branch of what nerve?
Sciatic -> common fibular -> tibial nerve
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At what two levels can the tibial nerve be injured?
Popliteal fossa - posteror dislocations, trauma, surgery Tarsal tunnel - Talus, calcaneus or medial malleolar fractures - compression
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How would damage to the tibial nerve at the level of the popliteal fossa present?
Inability to plantar flex, invert foot or toe flexion | Sensory loss to sole of the foot
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Injury to the tibial nerve at the level of the tarsal tunnel will resent with?
Sensory loss to the sole of the foot | Motor function is preserved.
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Where does the fibular nerve come from?
Divides from the sciatic nerve at the apex of the popliteal fossa.
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Describe the branches of the femoral (peroneal) nerve
Superficial - sensory innervation to the lateral compartment of the lower leg and the dorsum of the foot. Deep - Motor - dorsiflexes and everts the foot - sensory - 1st web space
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Where is the likely point of injury to the fibular nerve going to occur and how would this present?
At the head of the fibular - compression trauma Foot drop and loss of foot eversion and sensory loss to lateral leg and whole dorsum of the foot. Plantar flexion and inversion remain intact.
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Commonest site of a tibial fracture
Distal 1/3
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Where is the commonest compartment to be affected in lower leg compartment syndrome.
Anterior | Anterior Tibial Artery + Deep fibular nerve
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How will anterior compartment syndrome in the lower leg present.
Compartment syndrome symptoms + | Foot drop and loss of first webspace sensation
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Lateral Compartment syndrome in lower leg
Superficial fibula nerve is affected - loss of sensation to lateral lower leg + dorsum of the foot First webspace sensation is intact
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Deep Posterior Compartment syndrome
Tibial nerve - Reduced plantar flexion, foot inversion | Posterior Tibial artery - reduced pulse detected
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Superficial Posterior compartment syndrome
Least likely to be affected as no artery
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Name the 4 compartment in the lower leg
Anterior Lateral Superficial Posterior Deep Posterior
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What is the commonest ankle sprain?
Lateral ankle - anterior talofibular ligament
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What force is associated with an anterior talofibular ligament tear?
Extreme inversion and plantar flexion
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What should be looked for in an anterior talofibular ligament injury?
Lateral Malleolus fracture
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Why are medial ankles sprains less common?
As the deltoid ligaments are the strongest in the ankle.
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In a medial ankle sprain what should be looked for if the deltoid ligaments have been torn?
Medial Malleolus avulsion
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What is the energy applied in a medial ankle sprain?
Eversion
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What is affected in a high ankle sprain. Syndesmotic Sprain.
Anterior Posterior and transverse tibiofibular ligament | Interossues membrane
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Common MOA for clavicle fracture.
FOOSH | Direct fall onto the shoulder
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What test is used to detect for acromioclavicular joint issues?
Scarf test
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What test is used to detect for a rotator cuff tear or AC impingement?
Empty can test
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The upper brachial plexus is made up of what nerve roots?
C5/6
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Damage to the upper brachial plexus results in what injury and how might this occur?
Erbs palsy - | Generally by increasing the angle between the shoulder and neck i.e pulling on babies head during delivery
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What nerves are affected in an Erbs palsy?
Auxiliary Musculucutaneous Suprascapular nerves
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Erbs palsy
Waiters tip Arm adducted and internally rotated Wrist flexed +/- HORNERS SYNDROME
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What makes up the lower brachial plexus?
C8/T1
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A lower brachial plexus injury will present with?
Klumpkes palsy - increased angle between trunk and shoulder | Medial and Ulnar nerve palsy
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A klumpkes palsy will present with?
Clawed hand | Medial sensory distribution loss
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How does thoracic outlet syndrome present?
Upper extremity swelling | Exertional arm pain
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Surgical neck of the humerus fracture - nerve and artery affected
Axillary nerve - badge patch sensation lost | Anterior and posterior circumflex arteries
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Humeral shaft fracture - nerve and artery affected
Radial - wrist drop, loss of sensation to dorsum of the hand and forearm Deep brachial artery
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Supracondylar fracture - nerves
Median - medially displaced | Radial - laterally displaced
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What is the commonest cause of damage to the ulnar nerve at the level of guyons canal?
Hook of hamate fracture | Compression i.e riding a bike
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A boxers fracture is usually due to?
5th metacarpal fracture
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Ape Hand
Recurrent medial nerve
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Recurrent medial nerve
Innervates thenar muscles Thumb flexion and opposition 'inability to button up a shirt'
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What do lumbricals do?
Flex MCP | Extend DIP and PIP
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Median nerve damage at the level of the wrist.
At rest the index and middle finger are flexed | Medial Claw
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Why does a medial claw occur in a distal median nerve injury?
Because the median nerve innervates the lumbricals of the 1st and 2nd digits As a result at rest there is MCP flexsion and DIP /PIP extension of those digits
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What occurs in medial nerve damage at the level of the elbow?
Sign of benediction | When making a fist only the 4th and 5th finger can flex
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Why does proximal median nerve injury result in the sign of benediction?
Distal presentation + | Finger flexors - FDP laterally and all FDP are affected.
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A distal ulnar nerve injury will present with
Ulnar claw | At rest, as 4/5th digits lumbricals are paralysed - MCP extended DIP/PIP flexed
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What does the ulnar nerve damage affect in the hand?
``` Abductors and Adductors of digits 2-5 Adduction of the thumb Weak 4/5 flexion Hypothenar atrophy Froments test - thumb will bend when pinching paper ```
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Proximal ulnar nerve damage is likely due to?
Medial epicondyle fracture | Leaning or sleeping on the elbow
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How will a proximal ulnar nerve injury present?
Okay sign | On making a fist there is the inability to flex 4/5th digits
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Why does a proximal ulnar nerve injury result in a Okay sign?
Same as distal lesion + | Flexor digitorum profundus is lost to the 4/5th digits
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Finger drop is due to?
Excessive pronation or supination | Radial nerve
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What nerve is affected to cause finger drop?
Deep radial nerve - supplies extensor indices | Passes through supinator muscles - compressed during supination
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A mid humeral shaft fracture will present with
Reduced supination and extension of the wrist
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If someone presents with elbow and wrist reduced flexion where has the injury occurred?
Above the level of the triceps usually at brachial plexus
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A patient presents with dizziness and vertigo. They also complain of arm pain. Both the pain and the dizziness is made worse when they use the arm.
Subclavian steal syndrome A stenosis in the subclavian artery means blood flow is stolen an reversed from the vertebral arteries- producing the posterior cerebral symptoms and the claudication like pain in the arm.
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What test will illicit pain in an iliopsoas abscess?
Lay patient on unaffected side. Hyperextend their hips. This will stretch their Iliopsoas muscle causing pain.
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Causes of Iliopsoas abscess
Primary - Haematogenous spread of bacteria - S.Aureus | Secondary - Crohns #, Diverticular disease, UTI, Cancer, PWID
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``` Male under 25 Metaphysic of long bones - around knee Exostoses with a cartilaginous cap on X-Ray Rare risk of malignant potential Formed or growth plate tissue ```
Osteochondroma | Can become chondrocarcinoma
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20-40 year sold Previous bone trauma or radiation Epiphysis of long bones Soap Bubbles on x -ray and local invasion
Giant Cell
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Male No response to NSAID for pain X ray shows >2cm nidus a disorganise amass of blood vessels and trabecular tissue Affects vertebrae
Osteoblastoma
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Male under 25 Severe pain particularly at night NSAIDs are very effective X ray shows <2cm nidus with a sclerotic halo
Osteoid Osteoma
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Middle aged Surface of the facial bones No malignant transformation Link to gardeners syndrome - colonic polyps
Osteomas
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Arising from chondocytes | Affects small bones of hand and feet
Chondroma
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Male under 20 Arising from osteoblasts Metaphysis of long bones very aggressive X ray shows - Lytic sunburst lesion
osteosarcoma
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What two conditions are linked with osteosarcoma
Li Fraumeni syndrome | Familial Retinoblatoma
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``` Male causasian under 15 Diaphysis of long bones or pelvis Pain and systemically unwell Locally aggressive Onion skin on xray Responds to chemotherapy ```
Ewings sarcoma
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What bone tumour is commonest in the elderly?
Chondrosarcoma
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When do you assess for osteoporosis and how?
FRAX score Women >65 Male >75 Younger if risk factors like smoking FH falls
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``` Commonest bone tumour in 40-50 years Hypercalcaemia Renal disease Anaemia Bone pain ```
Multiple Myeloma
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Osteomyelitis from haematogenous spread where is it likely to occur?
Metaphysis - young | Epiphysis - old
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Describe Salter Harris fractures
Type 1 - Straight across the physis Type 2 - Passes through physis and into the metaphysis Type 3 - Passes through physis and into epiphysis Type 4 - Vertical fracture through metaphysis epiphysis and physis Type 5 - Crush injury across physis
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Lericke syndrome
Claudication of buttocks and legs Impotence Absent femoral pulses +/- leg muscle atrophy Due to severe atherosclerosis of distal aorta iliac of femoral arteries
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Marfans
``` Autosomal dominant defect in fibrillin 1 gene Upward lense dislocation Pneumothhorax Aortic issues Mitral valve prolapse Dural ectasia ```
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Painful on external rotation with both passive and active movement. Pain present in internal and abduction but not as severe. Middle aged female
Adhesive capsulitis | Painful phase -> frozen -> normal
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What is the first line investigation into a query osteoporotic vertebral fracture?
X ray spine
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What muscles of the hand does the median nerve supply?
Lumbricals 2 and 3rd = Flexors or MCP Opponens Pollicis = Brings thumb across hand Abductor Pollicis = Abducts thumb Flexor Pollicis Brevis = flexes thumb
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What does the guideline now say about starting allopurinol for gout prophylaxis?
Start when all signs of inflammation and pain have stopped.
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Carpal Tunnel
6 week conservative - wrist splints + steroid injections | Severe or failure of conservative measures = Flexor Retinacular Division
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``` Carpal Tunnel that is resistant to treatment Lower limb stiffness and weakness Autonomic dysfunction Paraesthesia +ve Hoffmans ```
Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy
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Commonest Metatarsal Stress Fracture
2nd
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Management of sciatica
4-6 weeks conservative - gabapentin + physiotherapy | No results - referral to neurosurgery
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Leg shortened and internal rotated
Posterior Hip dislocation
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Ulnar nerve supplies in the hand
``` Medial Lumbricals Abductor Digiti minimi Flexor digiti minimi Adductor Pollicis Interossei Flexor Carpi Ulnaris ```
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What scoring system is used to diagnose Ehlers-Danlos?
Beighton Score >6/9 in children is diagnostic >5/9 in adults is diagnostic
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Perthes Disease - management
<6 years = Observe | >6 years = surgical management
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``` Female 4:1 Forefoot pain - burning or shooting Loss of sensation distally in foot Mulders click # 3rd inter tarsal space ```
Mortons neuroma - clinical diagnosis -> USS can be helpful
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Mortons Neuroma - Management
Avoid high heals Metatarsal pads Refer if three months no improvement - Steroid injection or surgery
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Septic arthritis management
Aspirate for culture ASAP - before abx IV antibiotic - Flucloxacillin for two weeks - 2 weeks oral. Vancomycin if pen allergic Surgical washout
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Management of Osteochondritis Dissecans
Early orthopaedic involvement is key | X-Ray and MRI
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What imagining is used in osteomyelitis?
MRI
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A positive femoral stretch test in the context of hip pain could indicate what?
Lumbar spine source of the pain
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Musculocutaneous
C5-C7 Elbow flexion and supination Sensory to lateral forearm Brachial plexus injury
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Axillary
C5 C6 Shoulder abduction Badge patch Humeral neck fracture
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Radial
C5/C8 Extension of forearm wrist fingers and thumb Humeral mid shaft fracture
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Median
C6 C8 T1 LOAF Wrist - thenar muscles and opponens pollis Elbow - reduced pronation and wrist flexion
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Ulnar
C8 T1 Intrinsic hand muscles - LOAF Wrist flexion Medial epicondyle fracture
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LOAF
Lumbricals - lateral Opponens pollis Abductor pollis brevis Flexor pollis brevis
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Management of frozen shoulder syndrome
Only physio is deemed to be effective
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Acromioclavicular injury grade I or II - management
Sling and analgesia
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Acromioclavicular injury grade IV V VI - management
Surgery
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Three key points in achilles rupture
Calf squeeze - doesn't illicit plantar flexion Observe angle of declination Palpation of tendon
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When is scaphoid imaging repeated?
7-10 days later if not initially visualised
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L3 - motor and sensory
Motor - weak quadriceps and knee reflex | Sensory - Anterolateral thigh
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L4 - motor and sensory
Motor - weak quadriceps and knee reflex | Sensory - Anterior knee
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L5 - motor and sensory function
Motor - Ankle and big toe dorsiflexion. Ankle reflex intact | Sensory - Dorsum of the foot
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S1 - Motor and sensory function
Motor - Plantar flexion and inversion | Sensory - posteriolateral leg and lateral foot.
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Gold standard investiation in degenerative cervical myelopathy.
MRI c-spine
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Commonest Metatarsal fracture and the common cause
5th metatarsal | Inversion of foot
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What test can differentiate short femur from a short tibia?
Galleazi test
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Femur Fracture Garden Classification
1. Undisplaced Incomplete 2. Undisplaced complete 3. Partial displacement 4. Fully displaced
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A patient with a good premorbid function presents with an undisplaced NOF #. What is the management.
Internal fixation with a cannulated screw. THR - displaced fracture Hemiarthroplasty - poor premorbid function
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What is the imagining of choice in avascular necrosis of the femoral head
MRI as X ray may not show any signs
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Nerve block commonly used in a neck of femur fracture.
Iliofascial nerve block
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Lateral Epicondylitis
Tennis elbow | Extended and supinated + resisted extension
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Medial Epicondylitis
Golfers elbow