5- Elective Surgery

Question 1

List general conservative treatment for musculoskeletal disorders

Answer 1

Lifestyle modification
Rest
Physiotherapy
Orthoses
Mobility aids
Splints
Injections
Drugs
Referral
Basically everything except surgery!!

Question 2

List the 4 main surgical managements for arthritic joints

Answer 2

Arthroplasty (replacement)
Excision/resecton
Arthrodesis
Osteotomy

Question 3

What does excision/resection arthroplasty involve?

Answer 3

Removing bone and cartilage from one/both sides of a joint

Question 4

What is arthrodesis?

Answer 4

Surgical fusion of a joint

Question 5

What is osteotomy?

Answer 5

Surgical realignment of bone

Question 6

What is the value of osteotomy in arthritis?

Answer 6

Offload diseased part of the joint and shift load to undiseased part

Question 7

How are the vast majority of soft tissue inflammatory conditions treated?

Answer 7

Rest
Analgeisa
NSAIDs
Steroid injection