UE/LE Flashcards
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RTC tears common in younger and older?
younger- supraspinatus
older- subscap (40+) + dislocation
RTC actions
Supraspinatus- elevates arm
infraspinatus/teres minor- external rotate
subscapularis- internal rotate
Pain characteristics of RTC tear
night pain
deltoid pain
Treatment for RTC tears
surgery for acute
More common pectoralis tear?
Sternocostal head of pec major (clavicular is rare)
Common cause of pec tear?
Bench pressing w pop
Pec tear treatment
urgent surgery for younger pt
Biceps tears types? treatment for each?
LHB- usu from degeneration, popeye, conservative
Distal biceps- usu males, surgery for younger ASAP
AC joint injury grades
Sprain (ligaments intact)
Tear (type III if AC + CC tear)
Treatment for AC injury
conservative usu sufficient (cosmetic deformity b/c ligaments do not heal)
Lateral epicondylitis- pain with what motion?
wrist extension (ECRB)
Medial epicondylitis- pain with what motion?
PT/FCR
wrist flexion
Concurrent problem with medial epicondylitis
cubital tunnnel syndrome
Tests for carpal tunnel
median n compresion test
tinel’s test
Phalen’s test (wrist flexion)
Cubital tunnel syndrome– tests
tinel’s
elbow flexion test
classic finding of cubital tunnel syndrome?
intrinsics atrophy
Treatment of carpal vs cubital tunnel syndrome
no injections for cubital! (nerve is superficial)
Trigger finger AKA?
Stenosing tenosynovitis
Trigger finger treatment
steroid injections are really helpful
surgery
what is tenosynovitis?
inflmmation of synovium that surrounds tendon
De Quervain syndrome?
tenosynovitis of EPB and APL
De Quarvain’s pain exacerbate?
thmb flexion w ulnar deviation (Finklestein’s test)
SCFE is fx in which zone?
hypertrophic zone of physiis
SCFE slips which way?
femur slips anteriorly