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WHAT IS ARTICULAR CARTILAGE COMPOSED OF?
CHONDROCYTES, WATER, COLLAGEN, AND PROTEOGLYCANS
WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF PROTEOGLYCANS?
GLYCOSAMINGLYCANS WHICH IS WHY WE USE GLUCOSAMINE AND CHONDROITIN SULFATE IN OA; IN OA THERE IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE PROTEOGLYCANS RESULTING IN INCREASED WATER PERMEABILITY AND DETERIORATION OF THE CARTILAGE
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF CORTICOSTEROID INJECTIONS IN THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASES?
DECREASE INFLAMMATION AND IMPROVE FUNCTION; CAN CAUSE SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE REACTIONS
WHAT ARE THE GENERAL RULES FOR STEROID INJECTIONS?
MAX OF 3 (3 PER YR OR 3 IN A LIFETIME DEPENDING ON LOCATION); AT LEAST 6 WEEKS BETWEEN INJECTIONS, RISKS INCLUDE HYPERGLYCEMIA IN DM, POSSIBLE INFECTION, HYPOPIGMENTATION AND LIPODYSTROPHY OR DIVETS IN THE BUTT
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF HYALURONIC ACID IN THE TREATMENT OF OA?
OA PATIENTS HAVE A DIMINISHED CONCENTRATION WHICH IS A KEY BIOCHEMICAL FOR JOINT MOTION, VISCOELASCTICITY, AND BOUNDARY LUBRICATION
ONCE CONSERVATIVE MEASURES HAVE FAILED IN OA, WHAT DO WE DO?
ARTHROSCOPY OR DEBRIDEMENT; JOINT REALIGNMENT PROCEDURE OR INTERPOSITIONAL ARTHROPLASTY; TOTAL OR PARTIAL JOINT REPLACEMENT WHEN THERE IS PAIN AT REST, PAIN AT NIGHT, OR UNACCEPTABLE LOSS OF JOINT FUNCTION; FUSION AS LAST RESORT
WHAT IS MOSAICPLASTY OR OATS PROCUDURE FOR OA?
TAKE A CHUCK OUT OF FEMUR AND PLACE IN KNEE; CALLED PLUGS- SLOWS PROGRESSION OF OA
AT WHAT AGE IS JOINT REALIGNMENT DONE IN OA?
IN THE 40S B/C PATIENTS ARE STILL TOO YOUNG FOR TOTAL REPLACEMENT; VERY INVASIVE- LASTS ONLY 2 TO 3 YEARS
HOW LONG DOES A KNEE ARTHROPLASTY LAST?
10-15 YRS THAT IS WHY WE WAIT UNTIL PT IS 60 TO DO ONE IF POSSIBLE; IF YOU HAVE TO DO MORE THAN 2 THERE IS NO BONE LEFT TO CUT
REFERRAL DECISIONS/ RED FLAGS FOR OA
PATIENTS WHO HAVE PAIN AT REST, AT NIGHT, OR UNACCEPTABLE LOSS OF JOINT FUNCTION
BONE INFECTION CAUSED BY PYOGENIC ORGANISMS, TB, SYPHILIS, AND VIRAL OR FUNGAL ELEMENTS THAT CREATES AN INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE THAT PROGRESSES TO AN ABSCESS THAT DESTROYS THE BONE
OSTEOMYELITIS
HOW DOES OSTEOMYELITIS SPREAD?
HEMATOGENOUS SPREAD, BY DIRECT SPREAD OF A SOFT TISSUE OR BY A PENETRATING WOUND
MOST COMMON CAUSATIVE AGENT OF OSTEOMYELITIS
STAPH AUREUS, WITH HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCI NEXT
CLINICAL SYMPTOMS OF OSTEOMYELITIS
UNRELENTING PAIN IS FIRST SYMPTOMS, HISTORY OF TRAUMA OR INJURY IN MANY, FEVER, LOCALIZED TENDERNESS, AND FLUSHED APPEARANCE
EXAMINATION OF OSTEOMYELITIS
FOCAL BONE TENDERNESS; MORE ESTABLISHED LESIONS WILL HAVE SWELLING, ERYTHEMA, AND INCREASED LOCALIZED WARMTH
BASIC WORK UP FOR OSTEOMYELITIS
WBC, ESR, CRP, X RAY, BLOOD CULTURE, AND ASPIRATION AT FOCAL BONE TENDERNESS POINT
WHAT WILL XRAYS OF OSTEOMYELITIS SHOW EARLY
WILL BE NEGATIVE OR WILL SHOW ONLY SOFT TISSUE SWELLING; XRAYS 10 DAYS LATER WILL SHOW PERIOSTEAL ELEVATION (DESTRUCTION OF BONE0
WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT DIAGNOSTIC STEP IN OSTEOMYELITIS?
ASPIRATION OF THE SUSPECTED SITE
TREATMENT FOR OSTEOMYELITIS
IV ANTIBIOTICS ASAP, EMPIRIC THERAPY EVEN BEFORE CONCLUSIVE RESULTS OF CULTURE, IF TEMP AND PAIN DO NOT DRAMATICALLY DECREASE WITHIN 36 HOURS, CONSIDER SURGICAL DECOMPRESSION
REFERRAL DECISIONS/ RED FLAGS IN OSTEOMYELITIS
SHOULD BE HOSPITALIZED, ASPIRATION OR SURGICAL DECOMPRESSION USUALLY BE SPECIALIST, INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONSULT IF CULTURE SHOWS AN UNUSUAL ORGANISM
WHAT IS OSTEOPOROSIS?
A DISEASE CHARACTERIZED BY LOW BONE MASS LEADING TO MICROARCHITECTURAL DETERIORATION WHICH RESULTS IN AN INCREASED FRAGILITY OF THE BONE AND AN INCREASED RISK OF FRACTURE
WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF PRIMARY TYPE I OSTEOPOROSIS?
ESTROGEN/TESTOSTERONE
WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF PRIMARY TYPE II OSTEOPOROSIS?
CA METABOLISM (70 PLUS YEARS OLD)
SECONDARY OSTEOPOROSIS
DUE TO HORMONE, METABOLIC, OR NEOPLASTIC ABNORMALITIES
ANOTHER NAME FOR POSTMENOPAUSAL OSTEOPOROSIS
PRIMARY TYPE I
WHAT DOES ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY LEAD TO?
TRABECULAR BONE LOSS
HOW DO PRIMARY TYPE I OSTEOPOROSIS PATIENTS PRESENT?
WITH VERTEBRAL COMPRESSION FRACTURES OR FRACTURES OF THE DISTAL RADIUS
ANOTHER NAME FOR SENILE OSTEOPOROSIS
PRIMARY TYPE II
WHAT DOES ALTERED CA METABOLISM AND INTRINSIC PROBLEMS WITH BONE FORMATION LEAD TO IN PRIMARY TYPE II OSTEOPOROSIS?
A DECREASE IN FORMATION OF NEW BONE
WHAT ARE THE CLINICAL SYMPTOMS OF OSTEOPOROSIS?
NORMALLY PT. PRESENTS WITH BACK PAIN, FRACTURE, LOSS OF HEIGHT, OR SPINAL DEFORMITY
IN ADVANCED OSTEOPOROSIS, WHAT ARE THE FINDINGS?
TENDERNESS OVER AN AREA OF A FRACTURE, SPINAL DEFORMITY OR LOSS OF HEIGHT, LAX ABDOMINAL MUSCULATURE
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOR OSTEOPOROSIS
BONE MINERAL DENITY, DUAL ENERGY X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY IS THE GOLD STANDARD
BONE MINERAL DENSITY TESTING IS RECOMMENDED FOR WHO?
POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN UNDER 65 WITH RISK FACTORS BESIDES MENOPAUSE; ALL WOEMN 65 OR OLDER REGARDLESS OF RISK FACTORS; ALL POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN WITH FRACTURES, WOMEN ON LONG TERM HORMONE THERAPY
WHAT TESTS ARE USED TO RULE OUT BONE MARROW DISORDER AS A SECONDARY CAUSE OF OSTEOPOROSIS?
CBC, ESR, SERUM PROTEIN LEVEL, AND IMMUNOELECTROPHORESIS
WHAT TEST RULE OUT OSTEOMALACIA AS A SECONDARY CAUSE OF OSTEOPOROSIS?
SERUM CALCIUM, PHOSPHOROUS, ALK PHOS, VIT D, AND PARATHYROID HORMONE
PREVENTION OF OSTEOPOROSIS
ADEQUATE CALCIUM AND VIT D, REGULAR WEIGHT BEARING EXERCISE, AVOID TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL, MAINTAIN BODY WEIGHT AND REDUCE RISK FACTORS FOR FALLS
PHARMACOLOGIC INTERVENTION FOR OSTEOPOROSIS UNDER WHAT TWO CONDITIONS?
WOMEN WHOSE BMD SCORE IS 2 STANDARD DEVIATIONS BELOW NORMAL ADULT, WOMEN WHOSE BMD SCORE IS 1.5 SD BELOW NORMAL WHEN RISK FACTORS ARE PRESENT
WHAT WOMEN OVER 70 SHOULD GET DRUGS FOR OSTEOPOROSIS WITH NO BMD TESTING?
WHITE WOMEN WITH MULTIPLE RISK FACTORS
WHAT ARE OVERUSE INJURIES?
INJURIES CAUSED OR AGGRAVATED BY REPETITIVE MOTION OR SUSTAINED EXERTION OF A PARTICULAR BODY PART, RESULTING IN MICROTRAUMA TO A MUSCULOTENDINOUS UNIT
THESE INJURIES ARE BLANKETED UDNER WHAT CONDITION OR TERM?---CARPAL TUNNEL, TENNIS ELBOW, ACHILLES TENDINITIS, STRESS FRACTURES, SHN SPLINTS, EXERTIONAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME
OVERUSE SYNDROMES
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO OVERUSE SYNDROMES
REPETITIVE TASKS, VIBRATION OR COLD TEMPS, AWKWARD POSTURES AT WORK, LACK OF JOB SATISFACTION, BOREDOM
CLINICAL SYMPTOMS OF OVERUSE SYNDROME
PAIN, FATIGUE, NUMBNESS; MAY REPORT PAIN IN NONANATOMIC DISTRIBUTION
WHAT MAY BE NECESSARY DIAGNOSTIC TO IDENTIFY A STRESS FRACTURE?
A BONE SCAN
DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR CARPAL TUNNEL
NERVE CONDUCTION VELOCITY STUDIES
INITIAL TREATMENT OF OVERUSE INJURIES
ICE AND EST, PROGRESSIVE EXERCISE PROGRAM TO STRENGTHEN; MODIFY WORK TASKS; OT OR PT; NSAIDS, ANTIDEPRESSANTS IF DEPRESSION IS CONTRIBUTING
THIS IS A SPECTRUM OF CONDITIONS THAT HAVE IN COMMON DYSFUNCTION AND PAIN THAT IS OUT OF PROPORTION TO WHAT SHOULD BE EXPECTED FROM THE ORIGINAL INJURY
COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME
WHEN YOU HEAR "PAIN OUT OF PROPORTION TO INJURY" WHAT DIAGNOSIS SHOULD COME TO MIND?
COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME
TWO TYPES OF CRPS?
TYPE I (REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTOPHY)- RDS SYNDROME- PAIN THAT EXTENDS BEYOND AREA SERVED BY PERIPHERAL NERVE WITH PAIN OUT OF PROPORTION TO INCITING EVENT AND TYPE II- CASUALGIA; FOLLOWS A NERVE INJURY BUT SIMILAR TO TYPE I OTEHRWISE
MOST COMMON INJURY THAT PRECIPITATES RSD
DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE
PATIENTS AT MOST RISK FOR CRPS
PTS BETW 30 AND 50 YEARS OLD ARE MOST AT RISK; WOMEN MORE LIKEL TO BE AFFECTED; SMOKERS
DESCRIBE STAGE I OF CRPS
3 MONTHS W/ PAIN OUT OF PROPORTION- BURNING, THROBBING, OR CUTTING; ANS DYSFUNCTION TO INCLUDE SWELLING, INCREASED SWEATING, SKIN COLOR CHANGE FROM RED TO CYANOTIC, TEMP CHANGES, HAIR GROWTH, EXCESSIVE NAIL GROWTH
STAGE 2 CRPS
AFTER 3 TO 4 MONTHS, LOSS OF SKIN LINES, SKIN LOOKS WAXY AND PALE, JOINT STIFFNESS, BRITTLE NAILS, MUSCLE SPASMS, PERSISTENT PAIN
STAGE 3 CRPS
LOSS OF MUSCLE AND SKIN, PERMANENT JOINT CONTRACTURES, LOSS OF MOTION, PERSISTENT SEVERE PAIN
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOR STAGE 3 CRPS
PLAIN FILSM MAY SHOW SPOTTY OSTEOPENIA OR DEMINERALIZATION (SUDEK'S ATROPHY)
TREATMENT FOR CRPS IS MOST SUCCESSFUL WHEN....
IT IS TREATED WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR; IF LEFT UNTREATED FOR ONE YEAR OR MORE, THERE WILL BE SIGN. DISABILITY ON 50%
ADVERSE OUTCOMES OF CRPS
CHRONIC DEBILITATING PAIN, JOINT CONTRACTURES, LOSS OF FUNCTION, SKIN AND MUSCLE ATROPHY, PSYCH PROBLEMS
SYSTEMIC AUTOIMMUNE DISORDER CHARACTERIZED BY AN INFLAMMTORY SYNOVITIS THAT CAN ERODE AND DESTROY ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; UNKNOWN ETIOLOGY
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
WHAT POPULATION IS MOST COMMONLY AFFECTED BY RA/
WOEM, PREVALENCE INCREASED WITH AGE WITH PEAK ONSET IN LATE 40S AND EARLY 50S
THIS TYPE OF ARTHRITIS IS USUALLY BILATERAL SYMMETRICAL AND MOST OFTEN INVOLVES HANDS, WRIST, ANKLES, AND FEET
RA
DIAGNOSIS FOR RA DEPENDS ON WHAT
HAVING 4 OUT OF 7 OF TEH DIAGNOSIS CRITERIA- MORNING STIFFNESS THAT LASTS AT LEAST AN HOUR, ARTHRITIS IN 3 OR MORE JOINTS FOR MORE THAN 6 WEEKS, ARTHRITIS OF HANDS FOR MORE THAN 6 WEEKS, SYMMETRIC ARTHRITIS FOR 6 WEEKS, RHEUMATOID NODULES, POSITIVE SERUM RHEUMATOID FACTOR, RADIOLOGIC CHANGES
CORRELATE BROUSSARD NODES WITH WHAT CONDITION
RA
WHAT WILL EXAMINATION IN RA SHOW?
JOINT CONTRACTURE, JOINT EFFUSIONS, PAINFUL MOTION, INCREASED WARMTH OR BOGGINESS AT JOINTS; LESS FLUID THAN EXPECTED UPON ASPIRATION, RHEUMATOID NODULES ESP. ALONG EXTENSOR SURFACE OF FOREARMS
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOR RA
RHEUMATOID FACTOR ELEVATED, ESR AND CRP ELEVATED
THIS CONDITION WILL ULTIMATE LEAD TO EROSION OF ARTICULAR CARTILAGE AND LIGAMENTOUS CHANGES---CLAW TOE AND ULNAR DRIFTING
RA
IF A PATIENT IS ANTICIPATING SURGERY THAT INVOLVES THE NECK, WHAT FINDINGS ARE VERY IMPORTANT
OFTEN IN RA THERE IS C1-2 INSTABILITY SECONDARY TO EROSION OF THE LIGAMENTS THAT HOLD THE ODONTOID IN PLACE; IF SX IS DONE AND THIS RA FINDING IS PRESENT, PARALYSIS OR DEATH MAY OCCUR
TREATMENT FOR RA
ASPIRIN, NSAIDS, TYLENOL, SPLINTING, ORAL AND INTRA-ARTICULAR CORTICOSTEROIDS; CUSTOM SHOES; PT; TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT IN END STAGE
SERONEGATIVE SPONDYLOARTHROPATHIES HAVE THESE FOUR CHARACTERISTICS COMMON
1. INFLAMMATION OF TENDON, FASCIA, OR JOINT CAPSULE INSERTIONS 2. PAUCIARTICULAR ARTHRITIS IN LOWER EXTRIMITY NORMALLY 3. EXTRA ARTICULAR INFLAMMATION- EYE, SKIN, MUCOUS MEMBRANES, HEART, BOWEL 4. ASSOCIATION WITH HLA-B27 ANTIGEN
IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME IS AN UMBRELLA TERM FOR (5)
SUPRASPINATUS TENDONITIS, SUB ACROMIAL BURSITIS, BICIPITAL TENDONITIS, A-C ARTHRITIS
ESSENTIALLY IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME IS WHAT?
ROTATOR CUFF ARTHROPATHY
IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME IS COMMON IN WHAT POPULATION
MIDDLE AGED PEOPLE
INVOLVES INFLAMMATION OF THE SUBACROMIAL BURSA AND UNDERLYING ROTATOR CUFF TENDONS
IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF SHOULDER BURSITIS(SUBACROMIAL BURSITIS) ?
IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME
IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME IS USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH PINCHING OF WHAT?
PINCHING OR IMPINGEMENT OF THE ROTATOR CUFF TENDONS (ESP. SUPRASPINATUS) BY A SUBACROMIAL SPUR
WHAT IS THE END RESULT OF IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME?
ROTATOR CUFF TEAR (ARTHROPATHY)
TYPE III (HOOKED) ACROMION AND LARGE SUBACROMIAL SPURS ARE COMMON IN PATIENTS WITH WHAT CONDITION
IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME/ ROTATOR CUFF DISEASE