Orthopaedics & MSK — Flashcards

Flashcard 311: _____ elbow = lateral epicondylitis Golfer's elbow = medial epicondylitis

Answer: Tennis

Flashcard 312: Patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy clasically describes pain worse when _____

Answer: lying on affected side (at night)

Flashcard 313: What is the likely diagnosis in an athlete that felt a "popping sensation" while playing soccer, followed by rapid pain/swelling? Aspiration of the knee yields grossly bloody joint fluid _____

Answer: ACL injury

Flashcard 314: Rotator cuff tendinopathy occurs from _____ in ~90% of cases

Answer: chronic degeneration overuse

Flashcard 315: Shoulder pain, tenderness of the greater tuberosity, +ve drop arm test, limitation of external rotation and no relief on corticosteroid injection = _____

Answer: rotator cuff tear

Flashcard 316: Pain on wrist _____ = lateral epicondylitis Pain on wrist flexion = medial epicondylitis

Answer: extension

Flashcard 317: **Painful Arc Test** 1. Passive abduction of patient's arm to _____° 2. Patient asked to lower their arm slowly Pain at 120-180° indicates Acromioclavicular (AC) joint pathology Pain at 60-120° indicates Subacromial impingement (e.g., Supraspinatus tendinitis)

Answer: 180

Extra: The arc between 120° and 180° is often referred to as the 'high painful arc' and is specifically associated with the AC joint. The mid-arc (60-120°) corresponds to the space under the acromion where the rotator cuff (supraspinatus) and bursa are compressed.

Flashcard 318: Lateral epicondylitis typically develops after _____ activities like gardening, house painting, & tennis

Answer: unaccustomed/repetitive

Flashcard 319: _____ injuries occur from a direct medial hit to the knee

Answer: LCL

Flashcard 320: What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with elbow pain that worsens with resisted wrist flexion? _____

Answer: Medial epicondylitis ("golfer's elbow")