Orthopedic Rehabilitation Flashcards
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What is the classic rehabilitation precaution following posterior total hip replacement (THR) to prevent dislocation?
Answer: Avoid hip flexion > 90°, adduction, and internal rotation
Posterior approach THR precautions (hip flex < 90°, no adduction past midline, no internal rotation) protect the posterior capsule repair until adequate healing occurs.
Which term describes the wearing away of articular cartilage in a joint, leading to bone-on-bone contact and pain?
Answer: Osteoarthritis (OA)
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease characterized by progressive cartilage degradation, subchondral bone changes, osteophyte formation, and joint space narrowing.
What is the primary purpose of iontophoresis in orthopedic physical therapy?
Answer: Deliver medication transdermally using electrical current to reduce local inflammation
Iontophoresis uses direct electrical current to drive ionized medication (typically dexamethasone or lidocaine) through the skin to treat local inflammatory conditions.
Which orthopedic special test is positive when the patient experiences lateral knee pain during compression and rotation, indicating a meniscal tear?
Answer: McMurray test
The McMurray test produces a click or pain in the medial or lateral joint line when the knee is passively flexed, rotated, and extended, indicating meniscal pathology.
What is the SLAP lesion in shoulder pathology?
Answer: Superior Labrum Anterior to Posterior tear of the glenoid labrum
A SLAP tear involves the superior portion of the glenoid labrum at the biceps anchor attachment, common in overhead athletes and those with traction injuries.
Which clinical test is used to identify de Quervain's tenosynovitis affecting the first dorsal compartment of the wrist?
Answer: Finkelstein test
The Finkelstein test reproduces pain over the radial styloid by having the patient tuck the thumb into a fist and perform ulnar deviation, stressing the first dorsal compartment tendons.