MSK Flashcards
(13 cards)
What type of joint is the hip joint?
Ball and socket
How many ranges of movement does the hip have? What are they?
6: flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, internal rotation, external rotation
What are the 2 functions of a ligament?
Attach bone to bone
Stabilise a joint
What may you use an x-ray to examine in an MSK setting?
Bones
Foreign Bodies
What are the requirements to indicate an x-ray within the ottowa knee criteria? (5)
Over 55
Isolated patella tenderness
Tenderness of the fibula head
Inability to flex knee 90 degrees
Unable to weight bear: both immediately and in ED (for 4 steps)
What are the clinical findings or signs that you may find when assessing a back that are considered red flags? (7)
Bony Tenderness
Saddle Anasthesia
Reduced Anal Tone
Hip or Knee Weakness
Generalised neurological deficit
Progressive spinal deformity
Urinary Retention
What are the most common presenting complaints within the MSK system? (8)
Muscle Pain
Joint stiffness
Bone pain
Trauma
Swelling
Redness
Heat
Limb Weakness
Bones help protect, support and aid with movement. What else do they help with? (3)
Mineral Storage
Energy storage
Blood Cell production
What are the names of some irregular bones with complex shapes that cannot be classified in any other group? (8)
Vertebrae
Mandible
Hyoid
Sacrum
Coccyx
Temporal
Zygomatic
Maxilla
What are some risk factors for gout? (10)
Alcohol
Red meat
Certain seafoods
Obesity
Diabetes
Hypertension
Aspirin
ACE inhibitors
Diuretics
Betablockers
What may increase your risk of osteomyelitis? (4)
Recent surgery
Fracture
Wound
Diabetic
What are the red flag symptoms of cauda equina? (4)
Bilateral leg pain
Saddle anasthesia
Neuro deficit
Urinary retention
What are the 4 things you are looking for when examining a joint or a limb?
Colour
Deformity
Symmetry
Muscle Atrophy
