non operative management

Non Operative Management

ELMPOPI

 

Eduction

 

Life Style Modification

- vocational Counselling / ergonomic work environment

- activity modification

- home modifications

 

Pharmaceuticals

- symptomatic

- disease modification

 

Orthotics

 

Physiotherapy

-  local symptomatic

-  range of motion

MCL Insufficiency

AetiologyTommy John Surgery

 

Throwing injury

- seen in the throwing athlete

- repetitive microtrauma / valgus stress

- develop laxity

 

History

 

Initially

- lose velocity / accuracy

 

Develop medial pain

 

40% ulna nerve symptoms

 

Sinus Tarsi Syndrome

Anatomy

 

Osseous canal between talus and calcaneum

- interosseous talo-calcaneal ligament

- cervical ligament

- joint capsule

- nerve endings / arterial anastomoses

 

Sinus Tarsi

 

Aetiology

 

Flat foot / overpronation

Inversion / sprain

 

Pathology

 

ITB Friction Syndrome

Pathology

 

ITB rubbing on LFC

- long distance runners (slow running more at risk than fast)

- cyclists (seat too high, improper technique)

 

ITB becomes tight, especially posterior portion

 

Develop inflammed tissue under ITB

- synovium

- bursa

 

Aetiology

 

Overuse 

- sudden increase in distance

- hill running

- genu varum 

- improper shoe wear

Management

NHx

 

European Orthopaedic Paediatric Study JPO 1999

- 452 patients

- juvenile and adult

 

Findings

- stable lesion with cartilage intact and no dissection had good prognosis

- if signs dissection, surgical management better than non surgical

- sclerosis on x-ray poor prognostic sign

- lesions > 2cm poor prognosis

- 20% OCD in juveniles abnormal x-ray findings at 3 years (not benign process)

Olecranon Fracture

Definition

 

Intra-articular proximal ulna fracture

 

Anatomy

 

Articulates with trochlea

- may have a central bare area

 

Triceps insertion

- via broad aponeurosis which blends with anconeus and CEO

 

Management

 

Non operative Management

 

Undisplaced fracture

- need to ensure triceps mechanism is intact