Orthopaedics & MSK — Flashcards

The _____ tract is responsible for pain & temperature sensation

Spinal fractures with underlying disease (metastases, osteomyelitis, etc) are named _____ fractures

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient that presents with bilateral lower extremity paralysis, loss of pain & temperature sensation with sparing of fine touch, proprioception, & vibration following a motor vehicle accident? _____

Hint: ?diagnosis

Patient in a car accident causing sudden excessive flexion of the spine resulting in back pain = _____

Hint: ?diagnosis

After spinal shock, the first reflex to return is the _____

The _____ tract is responsible for crude touch & pressure

_____ is a spinal cord injury that is commonly seen in the elderly followed by forced hyperextension of the neck (rear-end collision)

Spot diagnosis = _____

Elderly, osteoporotic patient with pin-point vertebral pain = _____

Hint: ?diagnosis

Upper motor neuron lesion presents with _____ which is a series of rapid, rhythmic contractions of a muscle in response to a sudden stretch