Orthopaedics & MSK — Flashcards

Flashcard 271: What is the gold-standard investigation for ACL injuries? _____

Answer: MRI

Flashcard 272: _____ injury is the most common knee ligament injury

Answer: MCL

Extra: The Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) is the most frequently injured ligament of the knee. The ACL is the most common ligament to undergo surgical reconstruction.

Flashcard 273: ACL injuries cause a "_____" sound and sudden swelling of the knee because of haemarthrosis

Answer: popping

Flashcard 274: The rotator cuff muscles consist of the _____

Answer: supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, & subscapularis

Flashcard 275: Loud pop → pain, inability to move and plantarflex the foot: _____

Answer: Achilles tendon tear/rupture

Flashcard 276: The _____ stress test is most commonly used to identify MCL injury

Answer: valgus

Flashcard 277: _____ injuries occur from a direct medial hit to the knee

Answer: LCL

Flashcard 278: The _____ are two crescent-shaped fibrocartilaginous structures positioned between the femur & tibia, serving to distribute load, absorb shock, & enhance joint stability

Answer: menisci

Flashcard 279: What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with elbow pain that worsens with resisted wrist flexion? _____

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

Flashcard 280: Achilles tendon rupture causes inability to _____

Answer: plantarflex