Musculoskeletal Flashcards
(73 cards)
MC chest deformity and gender
Excavatum as opposed to carinatum
MC in men
2 complications of rib fractures and imaging
Pneumonia and Atelectasis
Get a rib series
Compartment pressure that is bad
> 30mmHg
Osteoarthritis nodes
Heberden’s - DIP - never involved in RA
Bouchard’s - PIP
Pain in AM under 60 mins
Acute osteomyelitis
4-6 weeks
MC organism for osteomyelitis
S aureus
Imaging and lab for osteomyelitis
MRI and blood cultures
Management for Osteomyelitis
MSSA
MRSA
Enterococcus
E coli
MSSA - Nafcillin or Oxacillin 2nd - 2nd gen cephalosporine
MRSA - Vanc 2nd either gentamycin or Bactrim with rifampin and linezolid
Enterococcus - Ampicillin 2nd vanc
E coli - Ciprofloxacin, 2nd - 3rd gen caphalosporine
When can a pavlik harness be used
under 6 months of age
When use closed as opposed to open reduction for congenital hip dysplasia
6-18 months of age
Tibial plateu fracture
Hit in the leg while bearing weight on it. Immobilize and refer to ortho
Ottowa ankle rules
Cant walk four steps
Tanderness at the posterior edge or tip of the medial or lateral malleolus
Ottowa foot rules
Bone tenderness at base of 5th metatarsal
Bone tenderness at the navicular
Inability to bear weight for four steps
Jones fracte
Fracture at the base of the fifth metatarsal
Short leg cast
SUrgery
Posterior hip dislocation picture
Short, Adducted, Internally Rotated
Anterior hip dislocation picture
Flexed, Abducted, Externally rotated
Difference between Osgood-Schlatter and CHondromalacia Patella
Osgood Schlatter - Pain over tibial tuberosity
CHondromalacia Patella - Pain under patella
2 ligaments involved in an ankle sprain
Anterior Talofibular ligament
Calcaneal fibular ligament
Baker’s cyst
Bulge behind the knee - due to underlying disease such as RA
Burst causing calf pain
US/MRI
ACL tear MOA
SUdden deceleration or rotation
Meniscus v Ligament injury
Locking and popping for meniscus
Pop with inability to bear weight
Osteochondroma
Cartilage capped bony spur - benign
Osteosarcoma
Starburst or sunray pattern on XR
Ewing’s Sarcoma
Palpable fixed soft tissue mass
Moth eaten bone