Fractures
What is a greenstick fracture?
A general term for wear and tear on the spine. Will often frustrate clinicians.
What is spondylosis?
This type of injury involves overstretching or tearing of a muscle or tendon.
What is a strain?
These hyperirritable spots in skeletal muscle can cause referred pain and are often palpable as tight bands.
What are myofascial trigger points?
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This fracture is most commonly found in osteoporosis (specifically the vertebrae)
What is a compression fracture?
What is a spondylolysis?
This injury involves overstretching or tearing of a ligament, often occurring in joints like the ankle or wrist.
What is a sprain?
This inflammatory condition typically affects adults over 50 and causes pain and stiffness in the shoulders and hips.
What is polymyalgia rheumatica?
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A fracture characterized by a wedge-shaped piece of bone
What is a butterfly fracture?
An inflammatory arthritis primarily affecting the spine and large joints
What is ankylosing spondylitis?
When a ligament is overstretched but not torn, it is classified as this grade of sprain, typically presenting with mild swelling, tenderness, and minimal functional loss.
What is a grade I sprain?
This term describes the progressive degeneration of intervertebral discs or joint cartilage, often leading to pain, stiffness, and osteophyte formation.
What is degenerative joint disease or degenerative disk disease?
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This type of fracture often presents with localized bone pain that worsens with activity and improves with rest. Common in runners and military recruits, it may not appear on plain X-rays in the first 2 weeks
What is a stress fracture?
This condition occurs when one vertebra slips forward over the one below it, often causing lower back pain and sometimes nerve compression
What is a spondylolisthesis?
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What are fluoroquinolones?
These biologic medications target specific immune system components, such as TNF-alpha, to slow joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis.
What are DMARDS?
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Who is Remus Lupin?
A type of fracture where a bony fragment is pulled away from its original site
The most common site for spondylolisthesis in the lumbar spine is this vertebral level
What is L5-S1?
Also known as chronic tendon degeneration, not an acute process.
What is tendinosis?
This broad category of diseases affects collagen, elastin, or other structural components of the body and includes systemic lupus erythematosus and scleroderma.
What are connective tissue diseases?
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