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Describe Aplasia Cutis Congenita
Localized absence of skin, usually on scalp
Describe Icthyosis and the subtypes
Hyperkeratosis of stratum corneum possibly from increased cell-cell adhesion
Harlequin fetus - Rare, AR, thick ridge-cracked skin
Collodion baby - Thick, taut membrane resembling collodion, cracks with respiration
What is a cystic hygroma
Benign tumor of lymphatics
What is the most common neoplasm in infants
Hemangioma
Albinism involves what
AR mutation in tyrosinase that is involved in the conversion of tyrosine to DOPA and DOPA to melanin
Describe piebaldism
AD
localized albinism (along midline)
KIT protooncogene mutation (TK receptor)
Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita presents with what
Fetal akinesia-hypokinesia sequence:
Joint contractures
Polyhydramnios
Pulomonary hypoplasia
Craniofacial anomalies
Describe congenital toricollis
aka Wry Neck
Injury to sternocleidomastoid muscle leading to fibrosis
Results in fixed rotation and tilting of head
Describe the etiologies of limb reduction defects
Genetic factors (chromosomal, T18)
Mutant genes (brachydactyly)
Environment/teratogens (Thalidomide)
Multifactorial
Vascular interruption (amniotic band sequence)
Describe amelia
Complete absence of limb
Suppression of limb bud development in wk 4
Describe Meromelia
Partial absence of limb
Arrest/disturbance of differentiation/growth in wk 5
Describe ectrodactyly
Subtype of meromelia
Cleft hand/foot "lobster claw"
Dev. failure of one or more digital ray
Describe rickets-osteomalacia
Deficient bone matrix calcification from inadequate calcium intake or a vit. D deficiency
Altered endochondral bone formation
Describe the bones of a patient that has rickets-osteomalacia
Short, deformed, bowed long bones
Frontal bossing
Squared head
Hypertrophic epiphyseal cartilage
Rachitic rosary
Describe craniosynostosis and its subtypes
Premature closure of cranial sutures
Scaphocephaly - Sagittal suture - long, narrow, wedge-shaped skull
Oxycephaly - Coronal suture - high, tower-like skull
Describe the characteristics of benign osteopetrosis
AD
Apparent in adolescence
Repeated fractures and anemia
Describe the characteristics of malignant osteopetrosis
AR
Apparent in utero
Fractures, anemia, hydrocephaly, cranial nerve entrapment
Describe the pathogenesis and cure for osteopetrosis
Failure of osteoclastic resorption
Possible deficient CA II, so osteoclasts can acidify environment
Describe mucopolysaccharidosis
Lysosomal storage disease
Deficient acid hydrolase that degrades GAG
Patients have short stature and bone dysplasia
Cartilage at growth plates and articular surfaces are disorganized
Describe Gaucher Disease
Most common lysosomal storage disease
AR
Deficient glucocerebrosidase (which cleaves glucose from ceramide)
Glucocerebroside accumulates in macrophages giving "crumpled tissue paper" appearance
Describe the types of gaucher disease
Type I: Chronic non-neuropathic, can be treated with enzyme infusion
Type II: Acute neuropathic (CNS), die in infancy
Type III: Intermediate form
Where are Gaucher cells found
Spleen
Bone marrow (cause erosions, pathologic fractures, cytokines)
Lymph nodes
Thymus
Children usually develop osteomyelitis where? Adults?
Children - Metaphysis
Adults - Epiphysis and subchondral areas
Describe "sequestrum"
Osteomyelitis - necrotic bone in acute inflammation
Describe "involucrum"
Osteomyelitis - new bone forms sleeve around dead infected bone
Describe osteochondroma
aka exostosis
Most common benign bone tumor
Young adults
Stop growing when growth plates close
Describe osteoid osteoma
<2cm painful lesion
Young male, nocturnal pain, releived by NSAIDs
Pain from PGE2 from proliferating osteoblasts
Tumor nidus is well-defined with circumscribed zone of trabeculae rimmed by benign osteoblasts surrounded by halo of sclerotic bone
NIDUS is radiolucent
Describe osteoblastoma
Young person
Spine and long bones
Dull, achy pain, not responsive to ASA
Describe a fibrous cortical defect
Developmentally caused eccentric lesion
Usually in distal femur or proximal tibia
Often multiple and bilateral
Most self-resolve
Describe a non-ossifying fibroma (NOF)
FCD that doesn't regress
Radiolucent with fibroblasts and macrophages
Describe the two types to fibrous dysplasia
GNAS1 mutation
Monostotic - 70% of cases, adolescence -> ribs, femur, tibia, jaw
Polyostotic - Younger child, any bone, fracture risk, deformity, sarcoma
Describe the histologic appearance of fibrous dysplasia
Chinese letter bone trabeculae with fibroblasts
Describe Aneurysmal Bone Cyst (ABC)
Benign, rapidly growing tumor
Young adults and children at the metaphyses and vertebrae
Pain
Describe Ewing's Sarcoma (EWS) and Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET)
Closely related malignant tumors
Neuronal differentiation on LM or EM = PNET
Second most common bone tumor in children
multipotent mesenchymal stem cells
Overexpression of c-myc from fusion gene
Describe Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Proliferation of Langerhans Histiocytes in tissue
Appears as Eosinophilic Granuloma, Hand-Schuller-Christian Disease, and Letterer-Siwe Disease
Large phagocytic cells with **Cytoplasic Birbeck granules** (zipper)
Describe Eosinophilic granuloma (of LCH)
70% of cases
Unisystem
Self-limited
Asymptomatic or mild pain
Describe Hand-Schuller-Christian disease (of LCH)
20% of cases
Multifocal
Children
Lytic lesions of skull, ribs, pelvis, and scapulae
Classic triad --> Lytic skull lesions, diabetes insipidus, exophthalmos
Describe Letterer-Siwe Disease
10% of cases
<2yo
Aggressive, multisystem
Seborrheic rash
Pancytopenia
Describe Rhabdomyosarcoma (general)
Most common childhood soft tissue sarcoma
Embryonal and alveolar subtypes
65% cure rate
Describe Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma
Most common subtype
nasal cavity, orbit, middle ear, prostate, retroperitoneum
Sarcoma botryoid is a subtype
Describe Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma Sarcoma Botryoid
Polypoid "grape-like" tumor in hollow mucosal-lined structures like nose, bile duct, bladder, vagina
Better prognosis
Describe Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma
Extremity muscle and embryonal rhabdo sites
**Fibrous septae divide tumor cells in clusters**
Cells express desmin and myoglobine
Worse prognosis
A patient with sickle cell disease has osteomyelitis, the most likely causative organism is
Salmonella
Describe Paget Disease
Osteitis Deformans
Osteoclast dysfunction (infection by paramyxovirus increasing RANK expression = IL-6 secretion)
SQSTM1 gene
Pain with microfractures
Overgrowth compresses nerves
**Lamellar bone with mosaic pattern**
Describe Osteonecrosis-Avascular Necrosis
Ischemia in bone from vessel damage/obstruction
Cortex NOT involved (collaterals)
Predispostion to osteoarthritis
Describe enchondroma
Asymptomatic benign solitary radiolucent tumor
Common in hands
Medullary cavity
Well-differentiated hyaline cartilage
Small, gray-blue nodules
Describe the syndromes with multiple enchondromas
Ollier disease - Multiple asymmetric metaphyseal/diaphyseal enchondromas, large, deforming, not inherited, *sarcoma* risk
Maffucci syndrome - Skin and soft tissue hemangiomas, ovarian and brain gliomas, half dev. chondrosarcoma
Describe chondrosarcoma
Second most common malignant matrix producing bone tumor
40+yo, men>women
Axial skeleton and proximal limbs
Painful bulky tumor
Intramedullary or juxtacortical
List the "lytic" metastatic bone tumors
Kidney, GI, thyroid, melanoma, breast, lung
List the "blastic" metastatic bone tumors
prostate, breast, lung
Describe/define fibromyalgia
A syndrome of chronic, widespread pain which often coincides with symptoms including fatigue, sleep disturbance, cognitive dysfunction, and depression/anxiety
What are the psychiatric comorbidities of fibromyalgia
SIG-E-CAPS
Sleep changes
loss of Interest
Guilt
lack Energy
difficulty Concentrating
changes in Appetite
Psychomotor agitation
Suicide
What is notable about treating catastrophizing associated with fibromyalgia
Cognitive-behavioral feedback therapy is as good as/better than pharmacological therapy
What are the diagnostic criteria for fibromyalgia
Meet widespread pain thresholds
Symptoms present for >3mos
*Patient does not have another disorder to explain pain
*Does not require presence of tender points
*Diagnosis of exclusion and careful evaluation
*No specific lab abnormalities
What is the therapy for fibromyalgia
*Non-pharmacologic - education, exercise, cognitive behavioral therapy
Pharmacologic - Amitriptyline, SSRI
**Steroids, NSAIDs, and opiods are NOT useful
What are the innervations of the rotator cuff
Suprascapular
axillary
supper/lower subscapular
What are the muscles associated with the rotator cuff
Supra/infraspinatus
teres minor
subscapularis
Coracoacromial ligament
Long head of biceps
Describe the labrum
Peripheral fibrous tissue-fibrocartilage
Attaches to the glenoid capsule and provides increased depth around the rim
Protects the edges of the bone from bone-bone contact
What is the more common SC dislocation
Anterior dislocation more common than posterior
Will reduction be successful with anterior SC dislocation
No
Will reduction be successful with posterior SC dislocation
yes, must be reduced acutely or risk venous congestion/tracheal erosion
Describe the glenohumoral ligaments
All - proprioceptive function and stabilization
Superior - prevent inferior translation in ADduction
Middle - prevent anterior translation in ABduction
Inferior - hammock like, prevent ant/post translation in ABduction
Describe clavicle fractures
Caused by fall on shoulder
Normally treat with sling with early gradual ROM exercise
If complicated or open, surgical treatment is indicated --> *dimple sign* - bone can't reform through fascia
Describe the acromio-clavicular joint separation types
1 - strain AC
2 - tear AC, strain CC
3 - tear AC and CC
4 - bones overlap
5 - >200% separation
6 - clavicle under muscles
Differentiate between glenohumoral joint dislocation vs separation
Separation - ligaments attaching bone are torn and decrease joint integrity
Dislocation - joint leaves capsule
What is observed externally with a glenohumoral joint dislocation
prominent acromion process because deltoid is pulled down
Briefly describe the Kocher reduction technique
Adduct arm
Gradually externally rotate until resistance
Forward flex+adduct
Briefly describe the Modified Milsch reduction technique
Gradual ABduction and externally rotate (no traction)
Briefly describe the Hippocratic reduction technique
Don't do it
traction-counter-traction
Briefly describe the Stimson's reduction technique
Prone w/ towel under clavicle and wrist weights - relaxes spasming muscles with persistent traction
Briefly describe the Matsen reduction technique
Traction-countertraction on chest wall (not axilla like with hippocratic) with gentle ABduction
What are some complications associated with shoulder dislocation
Vasculary injury to posterior circumflex artery
Axillary nerve injury - loss of major abduction of arm, loss of adduction and lateral rotation of humerus
What causes elbow dislocation typically
Fall onto outstretched hand
or sudden violent medial force causing hyperextension
What are some complications of elbow dislocation
Lose full extension
Soft tissue calcification
Ulnar nerve entrapment
Claw hand due to loss of lumbrical function --> flexion of MTP, extension of PIP
What is the major complication of a scaphoid fracture
Nonunion
What is the most frequent fracture at the elbow
Radial head fracture
What is a "sail sign"
Fat pad showing hemarthrosis on plain film xray
What is the typical treatment for an olecranon fracture
Operative repair
**see card for non-operative indications
What are the indications for non-operative treatment of olecranon fractures
Non-displaced fractures
Intact extensor mechanism
What is the typical mechanism for a patella fracture
Direct impact
The two most common carpal fractures are
Scaphoid
Triquetrum
A scaphoid fracture typically presents with what
Pain over anatomic snuffbox, but should be suspected in anyone with wrist pain following an injury
How is a scaphoid fracture treated
Immobilize with thumb spica unless surgery is indicated
What are the types of triquetrum fractures and how is the most common fracture treated
Dorsal ridge
Volar fractures
Body fractures
---> Chip/avulsion fractures are the most common and treated symptomatically
What injury associated with a distal radial fracture is a surgical emergency and what are its symptoms
Acute Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Pain
Paresthesias
Numbness in median nerve distribution
How might a distal radial fracture be treated
Non-closed "sugar tong" splint
Ligamentotaxis (pulling on hand to let fragments fall back into place
Hematoma block
What are the three key things to document on a humerus fracture
Open vs closed
Vascular exam
**Radial nerve function**
Most humerus fractures can be treated in what way
Non-surgical closed splint tightening around muscles
What is the most common weight bearing skeletal injury
Ankle fracture
What are the two main types of hip fractures
Intertrochanteric femure fracture
Femoral neck fracture
What are the treatment goals in the case of hip fractures
Early mobilization
Weight bearing as tolerated
Restore pre-break function
What is the main concern if surgery is delayed >48hrs after a hip fracture
Increased mortality
What is the main goal of treating a fracture in a lower extremity
Restore mechanical axis
What is the main goal of treating a fracture in an upper extremity
Permit use of hand in space
All hip fracture patients should be given some amount of prophylaxis for what
DVTs
What does the ACL normally do
Attaches lateral femoral condyle to anterior tibia
Stabilizes rotary instability of the tibio-femoral joint during pivoting to prevent anterior translation of tibia when planting foot
How does an ACL tear typically occur
Twisting injury
What is the clinical presentation of a torn ACL
Large effusion, limited ROM, pain, **lateral joint line tenderness+bruising
Positive Lachman test (Shift shin forward relative to knee)
Do torn ACLs heal
No
When does a PCLtear typically occur
"dashboard" injury where tibia is pushed back
When does a MCL tear typically occur
Lateral hit on knee, ie football
Describe the causes a meniscus tear (typical)
Caused by acutely by twisting or pivoting in younger patients

or

Chronically with trauma history, pain with twisting and degenerative cartilage changes
Describe the clinical presentation of a meniscus tear
Tibiofemoral joint line tenderness
Effusion
pain with deep flexion
+ McMurray's test (bend knee, rotate foot out, straighten leg, see pain or click
Often see degen. of quadriceps
Describe McMurray's test
Bend knee, rotate foot out, straighten leg, get pain and/or click
Most tendon pathology is due to...
overuse=degeneration
Tendon regeneration yields weaker tendons if
remodeling does not occur
The best therapy for painful tendons is
Eccentric strengthening