OSTEOARTHRITIS-HIPS, KNEES, ANKLES

SUMMARY

1. Pain & stiffness are common first thing in the morning but last less than 1 hour.

2. Risk factors: joint trauma, malalignment, and obesity.

3. OA hips: pain referred to anterior thigh, antalgic gait, pain reproduced on internal rotation.

4. OA knees: can affect the medial/lateral tib-fib compartments or patello-femoral compartment. Other findings: crepitus, joint-line tenderness, palpable osteophytes.

5. Ankle OA: first MTPJ (pain on dorsi-flexion), subtalar (pain on walking on uneven surfaces), tibio-talar arthritis (anterior ankle pain).

6. X-ray findings: decreased joint space, marginal osteophytosis, subchondral cyst formation, and subchondral sclerosis.

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