Orthopaedics & MSK — Flashcards

Lateral & medial epicondylitis tend to affect the _____ hand

Hint: non-/dominant

The Golfer's elbow test for medial epicondylitis involves palpating the medial epicondyle while passively _____ the forearm and extending the elbow and _____. \n+ve result: Pain at the medial epicondyle.

The _____ tendon is the largest tendon in the human body providing attachment of the converged soleus & gastrocneumius muscles to the calcaneus

Achilles tendon rupture causes inability to _____

Hint: movement

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

Hint: diagnosis?

Patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy clasically describes pain worse when _____

What is the initial imaging for achilles tendon rupture? _____

What tendon is most commonly involved in rotator cuff disease? _____

Function of the _____ muscle may be assessed using the "Hornblower's" test

Local _____ decrease ↓ collagen synthesis thus are associated with tendon rupture

Hint: drug