OSTEOARTHRITIS (DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE)
OSTEOARTHRITIS (DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE) …
orthopedics
PAINFUL ARC SYNDROME
PAINFUL ARC SYNDROME DEFINITION – Arc of shoulder abduction elevation from 45 to 160° is painful but painless up to initial 45° as well as pain free terminal range from about 160° to full elevation. – Passive ROM is free . • CAUSE – mechanical and tender structures are gets nipped in between the …
PLICA SYNDROME
PLICA SYNDROME. DEFINITION – Plica syndrome is a fold of synovium present in suprapapatellar, infrapatellar and mediopatellar aspects of knee joint. – It can get injured during trauma to the knee joint, Anterior crucial ligament tear and hemarthrosis leading to knee pain. – When it is injured, there will be inflammation and pain …
HAND ANAMOLIES
HAND DEFORMITIES (A) Syndactyly – Webbing of two or more finger. – An abnormal connection of 2 fingers. – Most commonly occurs between middle and ring finger. – Webbing can involve entire fingers or just involve part of finger. – It can involve skin or bone. • Classification 1) Incomplete – Webbing doesn’t extend all …
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS.
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS DEFINITION – Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, autoimmune, progressive, inflammatory disease , affecting joints and periarticular tissues. – Inflammatory mediators are released in joints which initiates inflammatory process. – Earliest lesion is vasculitis, then synovial edema and infiltration with inflammatory cells . – Local prostaglandin synthesis occurs which causes vasodilation and …
Metatarsalgia
DEFINITION
– Metatarsalgia is defined as pain beneath the metatarsal head or shaft.
– It may be due to trauma , inflammation.
VERTICAL TALUS
VERTICAL TALUS DEFINITON – Rocker bottom foot vertical talus the foot has an appearance of ‘ rocker bottom’ deformity – Complete oblitertion of longitudinal arch can be seen – Sole of the foot is convex downwards. ANATOMY – Talus is the secondary largest in tarsal bones. – Lies between tibia and calcaneum , gripped …
PLANTAR FASCIITIS TREATMENT
PLANTAR FASCIITIS. DEFINITION – Plantar fasciitis is defined as pain on plantar surface of heel and is one of the commonest cause of posterior heel pain. – Plantar fascia is extends from the plantar surface of the calcaneum to the metatarsal heads and it provides dynamic shock absorption. • Causes …
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. DEFINITON – Carpal tunnel is a over crowded fibro-osseous canal formed by the 3 carpal bones like scaphoid , trapezoid , hamate and transverse carpal ligament. – Synovitis of tendon can put pressure on the nerve. – It is a condition in which the median nerve gets compressed as it …
INFRASPINATUS TENDINITIS
INFRASPINATUS TENDINITIS. DEFINITION – There may be a complete rupture , strain or tendinitis may seen in this muscle – Painless , weakness and painful arc can be seen with loss of 30° of external rotation of shoulder – In case of tendinitis and strain ,Pain may elicited during resisted external rotation . – …