Showing posts with label orthopaedics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label orthopaedics. Show all posts

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Orthopaedics List of Most Commons for Physician Assistant Students

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Most Commons in Orthopaedics
  • Compartment Syndrome
    • Most commonly occurs in lower leg following tibia fractures or crash injuries
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury - most commonly injured knee ligament
  • Osgood Schlatter’s Syndrome - most common in adolescents that are overactive (too many sports)
  • Patellofemoral Pain: most commonly caused by anterior knee pain syndrome, chondromalacia patella, patellofemoral osteoarthritis
  • Fibromyalgia - most common cause of chronic, widespread pain in the US