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____ represent the most debilitating diseases in the US
arthritides
___ film remains the gold standard in the evaluation of arthritis
Plain
What are the ABCDE's of arthritis?
a= alignment
b=bone
c= cartilage
d= distribution
e= erosion's
s= soft tissues
Uniform loss of joint space usually indicates that there is some ____
inflammation
Non-uniform loss of joint space usually indicates the (absence or presence) of inflammation?
Absence; DJD
DJD and DDD are examples of _____
non-inflammatory arthritis
Ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis are examples of _____ arthritis
inflammatory
___ is the m/c joint abnormality seen today
Osteoarthritis (OA)
____ is characterized by progressive, non-inflammatory disease
Osteoarthritis
What gender and age group is osteoarthritis usually found?
Males at younger ages
Asymmetric distribution, non-uniform joint space loss are radiographic hall marks for __
DJD
In the shoulder, DJD m/c involves the __ joint
AC
The ___ is the m/c site of DJD
knee
The __ and __ are uncommon sites of DJD
ankle and foot
T/F Osteoarthritis of the axial skeleton is actually NOT considered osteoarthritis
TRUE; involves synovial articulations (in spine it can involve facet and uncovertebral joints)
__and __ represent the most frequently involved motion segments with osteoarthritis in the cervical spine
C5/6 and C6/7
The ___ spine osteoarthritis carries characteristics associated with facet joints, uncovertebral joints and intervertebral discs
cervical
The ___ spine osteoarthritis carries characteristics associated with facet joints, costovertebral/costotransverse joints and intervertebral discs
throacic
Robert's syndrome occurs in the ___ spine. What is it?
thoracic; a pseudovisceral abdominal pain syndrome; pain that simulates upper GI disease
The ___ spine usually involves only the facet joints and intervertebral discs
Lumbar
The disc levels __ and __ are m/c involved in osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine
L4/5 and L5/S1
___ __ are m/c at the L4/5 segment and accompanies degeneration of the facet joints
Synovial cyst
____ disease is an approximation w/ associated flattening and eburnation of adjacent SP leading to impingement (associated with excessive lordosis)
Baastrup's
Michael ____ described changes that occurs within the marrow adjacent to the vertebral endplates in association with DDD; there are three classifications
Modic
Modic type __ are changes that represent early edema characterized by fibrovascular infiltration
I (1)
Modic type __ represents fibrofatty modifications w/ restitution of the earlier inflammation
Type II
Modic type __ represent changes of reactive bone sclerosis as a result of the previous inflammation and mechanical stress
Type III
Modic Type __ has a high T2 signal
Type I (edema= T2= H20)
Modic Type __ has a high T1 signal
Type II (fibroFATTY change)
Modic Type __ is low on both T1 and T2 signals
Type III (just bone sclerosis)