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Physiology
Types of muscle,
Striated muscles,
One motor unit consists of
11  cards
Benign bone tumours
Commonest benign bone tumour,
Describe an osteochondroma,
What symptoms do osteochondromas ...
40  cards
Malignant primary bone tumours
Signs shown by malignant bone tum...,
Most common primary bone tumour,
Describe an osteosarcoma
20  cards
Metastatic bone tumours
Common sites where tumours metast...,
Breast cancer,
Lung cancer
7  cards
Connective tissue diseases
What is systemic lupus erythamatous,
Epidemiology of sle,
What causes sle
46  cards
Classification of arthritis
Arthritis,
Arthralgia,
Arthropy
6  cards
Autoimmunity and autoantibodies
What is autoimmunity,
Why are they seropositive,
How does autoimmunity occur
16  cards
Osteoarthritis
What is osteoarthritis,
Pathogenesis of osteoarthritis,
Symptoms of osteoarthritis
9  cards
Rheumatoid Arthritis
What is rheumatoid arthritis,
Causes of rheumatoid arthritis,
Pathogenesis of ra
22  cards
Spondyloarthropathies
Question mark spine,
Hallmarks of spondyloarthropathies,
What is a spondyloarthropy
28  cards
Muscle diseases
How do muscle diseases present,
Myopathy,
Polymyositis
28  cards
Vasculitis
What is vasculitis,
Which blood vessels does vasculit...,
Why is diagnosing vasculitis diff...
44  cards
Crystal arthropathies
Two main conditions,
What is gout,
Aetiology of gout
21  cards
Clinical anatomy of the spine and some syndromes
Describe the composition of the i...,
Affect of ageing on the intervert...,
How is movement of the spine brou...
24  cards
Normal development milestones
Sit alone and can crawl,
Stands,
Walks
11  cards
Normal lower limb development and common variations
Genu varus,
Genu valgum,
At birth children are born with
23  cards
Adolescent spinal issues
0  cards
Anatomy
Muscles that flex the hip joint,
Muscles that extend the knee,
Which muscle in the anterior comp...
12  cards
Lumbar spine
Mechanical pain,
Causes of mechanical back pain,
Treatment of mechanical spinal pain
18  cards
Shoulder impingement
What is shoulder impingement,
Presentation of shoulder impingement,
Tests for shoulder impingement
7  cards
Rotator cuff tear
What is a rotator cuff tear,
How does a rotator cuff tear occur,
Types of tear
5  cards
Adhesive Capsulitis
What is adhesive capsulitis also ...,
What is the course of adhesive ca...,
What causes frozen shoulder
6  cards
Acute calcific tendonitis
What is acute calcific tendonitis,
Presentation of acute calcific te...,
X ray appearance
4  cards
Shoulder instability
What is shoulder instability,
Two types of shoulder instability,
How is the first dislocation treated
7  cards
Other causes of shoulder pain
Biceps tendonitis,
Tears in the glenoid labrum
2  cards
Upper limb compressive neuropathies
Carpal tunnel syndrome,
What forms the carpal tunnel,
Where is sensation lost
13  cards
Tennis elbow
What is tennis elbow,
What causes tennis elbow,
Pathology of tennis elbow
5  cards
Golfers Elbow
Also known as,
What causes golfers elbow,
Treatment of golfers elbow
3  cards
Arthritis at the elbow
Which arthritis usually doesnt af...,
Which arthritis most commonly inv...,
Arthritic change at the radiocapi...
4  cards
Hand abnormalities
What is dupuytrens contracture,
What is dupuytrens contracture as...,
Treatment of dupuytrens disease
20  cards
MSK week 1
Three types of muscles and their ...,
What makes up a motor unit,
What determines whether it is a f...
160  cards
MSK week 2
Describe rheumatoid arthritis,
Where does ra usually affect,
Who does ra usually affect
85  cards
MSK week 3
What is osteogenesis imperfecta,
How is osteogenesis imperfecta in...,
Presentation of osteogenesis impe...
110  cards
MSK week 4
What is mechanical back pain,
What are the causes of mechanical...,
What is spondylosis
207  cards
MSK week 5
When should surgical management b...,
Name the four surgical strategies...,
What does arthroplasty mean
82  cards
Fracture management
What mechanism of injury commonly...,
Most common humeral neck fracture,
Minimally displaced proximal hume...
76  cards

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