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Patho Test 1: Thoracic and Ribs Flashcards

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Salter-Harris Classification: Type I

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Seperation - complete separation of epiphysis in relation to metaphysics w/out fracture to bone (infants)

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Salter-Harris Classification:

Type II

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Fracture/Seperation - Seperation of the growth plate with a small wedge broken off

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Salter-Harris Classification:

Type III

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Fracture of Epiphysis - Transverse and Perpendicular fracture resulting in a completed disrupted piece of bone that will be compromised to have new growth

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Salter-Harris Classification:

Type IV

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Fracture of a portion of the epiphysis and metaphysics: Same as type 3 but has piece extending into the shaft of the bone; requires surgery.

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Salter-Harris Classification:

Type V

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Crushing of the epiphyseal plate, no displacement but can cause gross deformity (fixator if necessary)

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Osteochondritis Dissecans(OCD)

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a joint condition in which a piece of cartilage, along with a thin layer of the bone beneath it, comes loose from the end of the bone (idiopathic)

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Sever’s Disease

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“osgood spatter’s of the heel” - weakening in the growth plate

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Nerve Root Compression: Causes

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  • Facet joint inflammation
  • disc herniation
  • disc degeneration
  • osteophytes pressing on nerve
  • decreased lateral foramen diameter
  • muscle spasm, swelling
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Clinical Evaluation

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  • Patient History
  • Posture screening
  • Neuro screen
  • AROM assess
  • PROM assess
  • Manual Muscle test
  • Palpation for irritability
  • Special Tests: Provocation tests
  • Functional Testing/questionnaires
  • GOALS: MD needed or not?
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On Field Evaluation

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  • Emergency Care #1 priority
  • Breathing
  • bleeding
  • broken bones
  • EMS? (subjective)
  • No:
  • Neuro
  • Palpate for deformity
  • AROM
  • joint stability tests
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Patho-anatomic vs. Biomechanical Diagnosis

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Found structure/injury vs. found biomechanism of the injury

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Local MOI vs. Regional Interdependence

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MOI: Mechanism of Injury
RI: some other body party overcompensating leading to injury

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Orthopedic Assessment in Clinical Setting

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  1. History
  2. Posture
  3. Neuro Screen
  4. Palpate
  5. AROM
  6. PROM
    • Osteokinematic motion
    • Arthrokinematic motion
    • Muscle Length
  7. Strength
  8. Girth(swelling/atrophy or leg length measure
  9. Special Tests
  10. Functional Tests
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Red Flags for Ortho Exams

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  • Severe unremitting pain
  • Pain unaffected by meds or change in position
  • Severe night pain
  • Severe pain with no history of injury
  • Saddle area numbness
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Patient’s History Questions

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  • Age, Gender, Occupation
  • Past surgeries/Any Med DX
  • Chief complaint/S&S
  • MOI
  • Date of onset
  • Pain intensity(1-10)
  • Pain description
  • What alleviates pain?
  • What aggravates pain?
  • Previous injuries?
  • Valsalva sign?
  • Saddle area numb?
  • Prev Medical tests?
  • Medications?
  • DONT FORGET TO OBSERVE PATIENT
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Upper Motor Neuron Lesions vs. Lower Motor Neuron Lesions

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Upper: Problem with brain or spinal cord

  • Hyper-reflexia DTR (increase in stretch reflex)
  • Spasticity DTR
  • Minimal muscle atrophy
  • Altered Consciousness
  • Altered Cognition
  • Impaired vision, speech

Lower: Outside of spinal cord; Dorsal or Ventral nerve root

  • Decreased sensation
  • Decreased strength
  • DTR will be diminished or absent
  • May see significant muscle atrophy
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Dermatome Screening

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*patients eyes closed
L1 - Over greater trochanter
L2 - front of thigh
L3 - across the knee
L4 - Medial shin, dorsum of foot
L5 - Lateral aspect of shin, lateral foot
S1 - posterior shin, plantar aspect of foot

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Myotome Screening

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L1-L2 = hip flexors
L3 = Quadriceps (not in full Ext)
L4 = anterior tibialis
L5 = EHL or peroneals (big toe)
S1 = Gastroc (calf raises)
S2 = Hamstrings
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DTR: Lower lesion vs. Upper lesion

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Lower: PNS
- Decreased response
- ie. herniated lumbar disc on a nerve root
Upper: CNS
- Increased response
- Brain or spinal cord disease or injury interferes with inhibitory inter neurons
- ie. MS, central spinal stenosis

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DTR Grading scale

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Knee jerk: L3, L4
Achilles: S1
0= absent
1= diminished
2= normal
3= hyper reflexic
4= clonus(MS)
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Adverse neural tension test(SLR) vs. Well’s SLR

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Adverse SLR: lift to at least 30 degrees to elicit response = would cause sciatic burning in leg that is lifted
Well’s SLR: lifting leg causes burning in opposite leg due to a possible injury to the disc(puts pressure on the nucleus on the other side

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Cyriax’s end feel: Normal vs. Abnormal

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Normal:
1. Bony
2. Soft tissue approximation
3. Tissue stretch
Abnormal:
1. Bony - shows up where it shouldn’t be (Ca+ deposit)
2. Empty - ROM is limited from pain (muscle guarding)
3. Hard - restriction from muscular tightness (not pain)
4. Springy - rare; likely from a cartilage tear
5. Capsular - inflammatory cells in capsule (frozen shldr)

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Kendall’s testing scale for Manual Muscle testing

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5 = normal
4 = Good, breaks with mod resistance
3 = Fair, complete ROM against Gravity only
2+ = Poor plus = initiates motion against gravity only
2 = Poor: full ROM gravity eliminated
2- = Poor minus; initiates ROM gravity eliminated
1 = Trace evidence of a twitch under your palpating hand
0 = Nothing
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Special Test: Specificity and Sensitivity

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Specificity = Rules diagnosis in (SPIN)
Sensitivity = Rules diagnosis out (SNOUT)
-Fasle positives: test is positive even though the condition does not exist
-False Negatives: Test shows that the problem is not there, but in fact the person really does have the problem

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Nagi Model of Disability
1. Pathology: Interruption or interference with normal process 2. Impairments: Anatomical, physiological, mental or emotional abnormality or loss 3. Functional Limitations: Limitation in performance at the level of the person 4. Disability: Limitation in performance of socially defined roles and tasks within the environment
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Spondylosis
Osteoarthritis of the spine
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Spondylolysis
Crack, stress fracture; also called a Pars Stress Reaction
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Spondylolisthesis
Stress fracture worsens, the vertebral body slips forward off of the vertebrae below
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Wiltse's Classifcation: Dysplastic
Congenital abnormality of upper sacrum
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Wiltse's Classifcation: Spondylolytic
a pars lesion
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Wiltse's Classifcation: Degenerative
pars, facet instability
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Wiltse's Classifcation: Traumatic
non-pars fracture; force pushes V forward
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Scotty Dog Fracture
Fracture of the Pars Interarticularis | -Caused by hyper extensive forces
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Meyerding's Spondylolisthesis Classification
``` Grade 0 = Break Grade 1 = 1/4 off Vert Grade 2 = 1/2 off vert Grade 3 = 3/4 off vert Grade 4 = completely off Vert ```
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Diagnosing Spondylolisthesis
- History - Horizontal muscle banding standing - Painfree FB - Painful return from FB - Painful extension and rotation and SB - Step Deformity - Referred pain - pain in a different area than injury - Shortened stride - Neurological involvement in grade 2 or Greater - Imaging tests: Xray (Stress fx won't show up first two weeks) and/or Bone Scan(will present fx immediately)
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Treatment of Pars Stress RXN
- Restricted activity to pain free limit of motion - antilordotic bracing 8-12 weeks - min of 4-6 weeks conditiong post bracing: 1.) start with FLEXION ROM 2. ) Local core training(TrA and Multifidi first, then obliques) 3. ) Global core-gluteals, lats 4. ) Work back into extension ROM 5. ) Gradual return to ground reaction forces
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Spinal Stenosis: Central vs. Lateral
Central(CNS) - results in myelopathy(spinal cord compression) or caudal equina syndrome Lateral(PNS) - results in radiculopathy(nerve root compression)
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Causes of Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative changes are most common - Facet hypertrophy, buckling of ligamentum flavum - Disc bulge, osteophytes - Bony metastases from cancer
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Lumbar Stenosis Diagnosis
- History: most common among 65 years and older - Claudicant pain - sitting at rest(no pain), stands up (pain arises) - Relief in flexion, Pain in extension - Hyper or Hypo DTR - Lower extremity sensory loss - Lower extremity weakness - Possible bowel/bladder involvement - Saddle area numbness - Imaging
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Spinal stenosis treament
Work on activities that increase mobility and decrease spinal compression: - Stretching, massage - Increase FLEXION ROM - positional distraction to open lumbar facets - Traction possibly - Endurance exercises that don't compress or extend the spine
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Lumbar Nerve Root Impingement: Radiculopathy
- Irritation of one or more lumbar nerve roots due to compression - Most common = L5 and S1 - Most frequent cause is a herniated/ruptured disc - Other causes: facet arthritis, local inflammation, and tumors
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Lumbar Radiculopathy: Symptoms
- Low back pain - Radicular pain(shooting) - Loss of sensation in dermatomes - LE weakness(myotomes) - Pain worsens with cough - Intolerance to sitting - Flexion or Extension pain pattern
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Lumbar Radiculopathy Diagnosis
- History - Neuro screen: Dermatomes, myotomes, diminished DTR, positive Well SLR test(contra leg, 95% specific) - Possible lateral shift - Positive Imaging tests
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Disc Herniation: Protrusion
- slight outstretching of posterior aspect of annulus and also the neuromuscular capsule - S/S: instability, ligament pain behavior, occasional leg pain
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Disc Herniation: Protrusion treatment
- Postural/Mechanics correction - Mckenzie approach may work with this type - Stabilization exs= Core exs and Dynamic stablization exs - Endurance exs
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Disc Herniation: Prolapse
S/S: similar to protrusion, only now, leg pain may be more frequent and neurological signs may be present(dermatome, myotome, DTR) -BOTH FB or BB may increase symptoms
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Disc Herniation: Prolapse Treatment
- Determine what makes leg pain better/worse: May indicate McKenzie extension exercises will be helpful - Work on decreasing the radicular S/S first, then back pain - Posture will need to be corrected - Stabilization exercises - Endurance exercises - Behavioral and occupation/sport changes
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Disc Herniation: Extrusion
- Outer annulus torn, nucleus starting to escape - S/S: LBP, worse in sitting, FB or BB may increase leg pain; Neuro S/S present; possible lateral shift; Significant disability
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Disc Herniation: Extrusion treatment
Acute: Rest, Ice, Back brace or leukotape in neutral - Goal is for 2 weeks to allow outer annulus to heal - After 2 weeks: work on leg pain = Positional distraction, manual traction, mechanical traction, modalities for pain
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Disc Herniation: Sequestered Nucleus
``` S/S: same as Extrusion but worse Surgery preferred: - discectomy - disc removed - Laminectomy - Lamina removed - Fusion - can be best option for radiculopathy ```
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Facet Syndrome
Caused by: - Trauma causing synovitis; joint swells causing local muscle spasm - Trauma or awkward mvmt causing facet to be entrapped= Use Quadrant testing
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Facet Syndrome Diagnosis
- History - Palpate for malalignment or local muscle spasm - Assess spinal segment mobility - Rule out other spine pathologies - Determine the level and side of the problem
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Facet Syndrome Treatment
- Ice, e-stim first, IF for local muscle spasm - Joint Manipulation - Positional Distraction to open facet - Manual or mechanical traction to open facet - Corrective exercises once facet motion is restored
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Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP)
- 10-20% of patients with acute LBP develop chronic pain - Does not have a confirmed spinal pathology - Often has a physical and cognitive-behavioral component - Instability at one or more segments within the neutral zone within 10 degrees in either direction(Flex/Ext); i.e.. segment has wobble - Abberrant motor control(struggle to fire muscles) and segment instability?
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CLBP diagnosis
- History: present > 3 months - Clincal testing: Other dx have been ruled out and a presence of a segmental instability - Manual spinal segment mobility test - EMG: needle place in multifidi - Videofluoroscopy: imagining test
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CLBP treatment
- Medical intervention: NSAIDS - Cognitive-Emotional counseling - Improve aerobic fitness - Core stabilization grouping
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Treatment Classifcation Groups
1. Specific exercise - Extension Syndrome (Postural preference for extension) - Flexion syndrome (Postural preference for flexion) 2. Mobilization: Unilateral LBP with segmental HYPOmobility (manipulation) 3. Traction: Radiculopathy w/ or w/out lateral shift 4. Immobilization: segmental HYPERmobility (Core training exercises)
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5 Criteria for Prediction Rule
1. Duration of current episode of LBP 1 lumbar hypo mobile segment 1 hip with > 35 degrees of internal oration ROM
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Form vs. Force Closure
Form closure - if all is healthy you should have a closing effect of the ligaments and muscles Force closure - if injury is present then you are going to have to recruit more muscles to close the chain
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Costochondral seperation
``` = Seperation of costocartilage where it attaches to the rib or sternum S/S: "pop" at injury site, with sharp localized pain/deformity MGMT: - 3-4 weeks rest - NSAIDS - local steroid injections - Bracing - Submax aerobic exercise - low impact ```
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Rib Fractures
Flail Chest = 3-4 ribs fractured - one side does not move in inspiration/expiration - 5-9 most common
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Rib Fractures: S&S
- localized pain, discoration, swelling - Increased pain with inspiration - Shallow breathing - painful spring test - SB toward fx side - Increased pain with SB and Rot away
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Rib Fractures: MGMT
Bracing - Multiple fx ribs= out for season - 1-2 rib fx = out for 4-8 weeks depending on sport. Painfree full inhalation and spring tests; Return with flakjacket
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Costochondritis
=Idiopathic inflammation of the costochondral junction usually ribs 2-4 -S&S: inflammation, raised rib cage(no MOI though), coughing increases S&S Tx: Rest, MHP, US; goes away on own
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Scoliosis
Iiopathic: 75-85% of cases Neuropathic: Nuerofibramatosis = calcium deposits around SC Osteopathic: Arthrogyrposis = muscles on one side of spine is fibrotic(bent joint disease)
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Scoliosis: Severity
``` Mild = < 20 degrees Moderate = 20 - 40 degrees Severe = > 40 degrees ```
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Scoliosis: Treatment
- Early detection vital - Bracing 12/hrs a day - Stretch convex muscles/ Strengthen concave muscles - Surgery: Harrington rods for severe curves
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Scheurmann's Disease
-Epiphyseal plate region of the Thoracic Vertebral bodies: Necrosis of anterior aspect of Vertebral body - Sagittal plane disorder(idiopathic) -Complaints of achy back and excessive kyphosis at early age TX: bracing and back extension exercises
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Spina Bifida
- Congenital abnormality of the spine - 2 per 1,000 births - Incomplete closure of one or more neural arches embryologically
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Spina Bifida Occulta
- Hidden, mild: small parts of vertebra don't close - Fawn's Beard - No contraindications for contact sports
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Spina Bifida with meningocele
-Meninges forced into gaps of the vertebra
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Spina Bifida Meningmyelocele
This type of spina bifida often results in the most severe complications.[12] In individuals with myelomeningocele, the unfused portion of the spinal column allows the spinal cord to protrude through an opening. The meningeal membranes that cover the spinal cord form a sac enclosing the spinal elements.

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