Musculoskeletal curriculum
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The musculoskeletal curriculum is one of our curriculum articles and aims to be a collection of articles that represent the core of musculoskeletal knowledge.
Definition
Topics pertaining to bones, joints, muscles, tendons and ligaments, but excluding the skeletal structures of the head.
Anatomy
Core anatomical topics include:
Upper limb
- bones and muscles: rotator cuff
- joints:
- regions and spaces: carpal tunnel
Lower limb and pelvis
Spine and chest wall
Radiological Examinations
Plain radiography is the baseline imaging modality in most musculoskeletal problems. Other common musculoskeletal imaging modalities and imaging-guided procedures include:
- CT
- ultrasound: rotator cuff ultrasound
- MRI
- arthrography
Pathology
Trauma
Upper limb
- shoulder injury
:
- arm injury
-
wrist injury
: - hand injury
Lower limb
- pelvic and hip injury
: - knee injury
: - ankle injury
: - foot injury
:
Spine
Bone tumours
There are a bewildering number of bone tumours. Below are listed those considered important either because they are common, or because they are important or because they have specific imaging findings. For a more complete list, please refer to: bone tumours.
-
bone-forming tumours
: -
cartilage-forming tumours
: -
fibrous bone lesions
: -
bone marrow tumours
: -
bony metastases
: - other bone tumours or tumour-like lesions:
Soft tissue tumours
- malignant fibrous histiocytoma
- liposarcoma
- synovial cell sarcoma
- rhabdomyosarcoma
- pigmented villonodular synovitis
- lipoma arborescens
Arthritides
- general
- degenerative
: - inflammatory
:
- metabolic and endocrine
:
Infections
- septic arthritis
-
osteomyelitis
:- pyogenic
: - tuberculous
: - fungal
- syphilitic
- pyogenic
Congenital and developmental
- upper limb
: - lower limb
: - spine and chest wall
: - general
:
Sports medicine
Sports medicine encompasses more than just musculoskeletal disease but in radiology, this is the main interaction with this speciality. The following topics concentrate on overuse injuries but bearing in mind that sports medicine encompasses some of the above topics but especially trauma. It should also be noted that many of these conditions can occur outside the sports medicine setting.
Upper limb
-
shoulder girdle
- rotator cuff
- long head of biceps tendinopathy/tear
- glenoid labral tear
- adhesive capsulitis
- pectoralis major tear
- osteolysis of the distal clavicle
- quadrilateral space syndrome
- stress fracture/reaction of the proximal humerus
-
elbow
- posterior impingement
- epicondylitis
- distal biceps tendon tendinopathy/rupture
- distal triceps tendon tendinopathy/rupture
- olecranon bursitis
-
wrist and hand
- intersection syndrome
- de Quervain tenosynovitis
- extensor carpi ulnarnis tendinopathy
- finger pulley injuries
- triangular fibrocartilage complex tear
-</ul><h6><strong>Lower limb and pelvis</strong></h6><ul>- +</ul><h6>Lower limb and pelvis</h6><ul>
-</ul><h4><strong>Pathology</strong></h4><h5>Trauma</h5><h6>Upper limb</h6><ul><li>shoulder injury:<ul>- +</ul><h4><strong>Pathology</strong></h4><h5>Trauma</h5><h6>Upper limb</h6><ul><li>shoulder injury<ul>
-<li>other <a href="/articles/distal-radial-fractures">distal radial fractures</a>:<ul>- +<li>other <a href="/articles/distal-radial-fractures">distal radial fractures</a><ul>
-<a href="/articles/wrist-injury">wrist injury</a>:<ul>- +<a href="/articles/wrist-injury">wrist injury</a><ul>
-<a href="/articles/carpal-instability">carpal instability</a>:<ul>- +<a href="/articles/carpal-instability">carpal instability</a><ul>
- +<li>
- +<a title="Scapholunate dissociation" href="/articles/scapholunate-dissociation">scapholunate dissociation</a><ul><li><a title="Scapholunate advanced collapse" href="/articles/scapholunate-advanced-collapse">scapholunate advanced collapse</a></li></ul>
- +</li>
- +<li>hand injury<ul>
- +<li>
- +<a title="Gamekeeper thumb" href="/articles/gamekeeper-thumb">gamekeeper</a><a title="Gamekeeper thumb" href="/articles/gamekeeper-thumb"> thumb</a>
- +</li>
- +<li><a title="Mallet finger" href="/articles/mallet-finger">mallet finger</a></li>
- +<li><a title="Volar plate avulsion injury" href="/articles/volar-plate-avulsion-injury">volar plate avulsion injury</a></li>
- +</ul>
- +</li>
-<li>pelvic and hip injury:<ul>-<li><a href="/articles/anterior-inferior-iliac-spine-avulsion-injury">anterior inferior iliac spine avulsion injury</a></li>- +<li>pelvic and hip injury<ul>
- +<li><a title="Pelvic avulsion fractures" href="/articles/apophyseal-avulsion-fractures-of-the-pelvis-and-hip">pelvic avulsion injuries</a></li>
-<a href="/articles/femoral-neck-fracture">femoral neck fractures</a>:<ul><li><a href="/articles/garden-classification-of-hip-fractures">Garden classification</a></li></ul>- +<a href="/articles/femoral-neck-fracture">femoral neck fractures</a><ul><li><a href="/articles/garden-classification-of-hip-fractures">Garden classification</a></li></ul>
-<a href="/articles/dislocation-of-the-hip">dislocation of the hip</a>:<ul>- +<a href="/articles/dislocation-of-the-hip">dislocation of the hip</a><ul>
-<li>knee injury:<ul>- +<li>knee injury<ul>
-<li>ankle injury:<ul>- +<li>ankle injury<ul>
-<li><a href="/articles/pilon-fracture">pilon fracture</a></li>- +<li><a href="/articles/pilon-fracture-1">pilon fracture</a></li>
-<li>foot injury:<ul>-<li><a href="/articles/jones-fracture-1">Jones fracture</a></li>-<li><a href="/articles/lisfranc-injury">Lisfranc injury</a></li>- +<li>foot injury<ul>
- +<li><a href="/articles/jones-fracture-1">Jones fracture</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/lisfranc-injury">Lisfranc injury</a></li>
-<a href="/articles/cervical-spine-fracture">cervical spine fractures</a>:<ul>- +<a href="/articles/cervical-spine-fracture">cervical spine fractures</a><ul>
-<a href="/articles/thoracolumbar-spine-fractures">thoracolumbar spine fractures</a>:<ul>- +<a href="/articles/thoracolumbar-spine-fractures">thoracolumbar spine fractures</a><ul>
-<a href="/articles/boneforming-tumours">bone-forming tumours</a>:<ul>- +<a href="/articles/boneforming-tumours">bone-forming tumours</a><ul>
-<a href="/articles/cartilageforming-tumours">cartilage-forming tumours</a>:<ul>- +<a href="/articles/cartilageforming-tumours">cartilage-forming tumours</a><ul>
-<a href="/articles/fibrous-bone-lesions">fibrous bone lesions</a>:<ul>- +<a href="/articles/fibrous-bone-lesions">fibrous bone lesions</a><ul>
-<a href="/articles/bone-marrow-tumours">bone marrow tumours</a>:<ul>- +<a href="/articles/bone-marrow-tumours">bone marrow tumours</a><ul>
-<li>-<a href="/articles/bony-metastases">bony metastases</a>:</li>- +<li><a href="/articles/bony-metastases">bony metastases</a></li>
-<li>degenerative:<ul><li><a href="/articles/osteoarthritis">osteoarthritis</a></li></ul>- +<li>degenerative<ul><li><a href="/articles/osteoarthritis">osteoarthritis</a></li></ul>
-<li>inflammatory:<ul>- +<li>inflammatory<ul>
-<a href="/articles/autoimmune-arthritis">autoimmune arthritis</a>:<ul>- +<a href="/articles/autoimmune-arthritis">autoimmune arthritis</a><ul>
-<a href="/articles/seronegative-spondyloarthritides">seronegative arthritis</a>:<ul>- +<a href="/articles/seronegative-spondyloarthritis-1">seronegative arthritis</a>:<ul>
-</ul><ul><li>metabolic and endocrine:<ul>- +</ul><ul><li>metabolic and endocrine<ul>
-<li>septic arthritis </li>-<li>osteomyelitis:<ul>-<li>pyogenic:<ul><li><a href="/articles/brodie-abscess-1">Brodie abscess</a></li></ul>- +<li><a href="/articles/septic-arthritis">septic arthritis</a></li>
- +<li>
- +<a href="/articles/osteomyelitis">osteomyelitis</a><ul>
- +<li>pyogenic<ul><li><a href="/articles/brodie-abscess-1">Brodie abscess</a></li></ul>
-<li>tuberculous: <ul><li><a href="/articles/tuberculous-spondylitis-2">Pott Disease</a></li></ul>- +<li>tuberculous<ul><li><a href="/articles/tuberculous-spondylitis-2">Pott Disease</a></li></ul>
-<li>upper limb:<ul><li><a href="/articles/madelung-deformity">Madelung deformity</a></li></ul>- +<li>upper limb<ul><li><a href="/articles/madelung-deformity">Madelung deformity</a></li></ul>
-<li>lower limb:<ul><li><a href="/articles/tarsal-coalition">tarsal coalition</a></li></ul>- +<li>lower limb<ul><li><a href="/articles/tarsal-coalition">tarsal coalition</a></li></ul>
-<li>spine and chest wall:<ul>- +<li>spine and chest wall<ul>
-<li>general:<ul>- +<li>general<ul>
- +</ul><h5>Sports medicine</h5><p>Sports medicine encompasses more than just musculoskeletal disease but in radiology, this is the main interaction with this speciality. The following topics concentrate on overuse injuries but bearing in mind that sports medicine encompasses some of the above topics but especially trauma. It should also be noted that many of these conditions can occur outside the sports medicine setting.</p><h5>Upper limb</h5><ul>
- +<li>shoulder girdle<ul>
- +<li>rotator cuff<ul>
- +<li><a title="Calcific tendinitis" href="/articles/calcific-tendinitis">calcific tendinitis</a></li>
- +<li><a title="Rotator cuff tear" href="/articles/rotator-cuff-tear">tendinopathy/tear</a></li>
- +</ul>
- +</li>
- +<li><a title="Long head of biceps tendinopathy" href="/articles/long-head-of-biceps-tendinopathy">long head of biceps tendinopathy/tear</a></li>
- +<li>glenoid labral tear<ul><li><a title="SLAP tear" href="/articles/superior-labral-anterior-posterior-tear">SLAP tear</a></li></ul>
- +</li>
- +<li><a title="Adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder" href="/articles/adhesive-capsulitis-of-the-shoulder">adhesive capsulitis</a></li>
- +<li><a title="Pectoralis major tear" href="/articles/pectoralis-major-tear-1">pectoralis major tear</a></li>
- +<li><a title="osteolysis of the distal clavicle" href="/articles/osteolysis-of-the-distal-clavicle">osteolysis of the distal clavicle</a></li>
- +<li><a title="Quadrilateral space syndrome" href="/articles/quadrangular-space-syndrome">quadrilateral space syndrome</a></li>
- +<li>stress fracture/reaction of the proximal humerus</li>
- +</ul>
- +</li>
- +<li>elbow<ul>
- +<li><a title="posterior impingement of the elbow" href="/articles/posterior-impingement-of-the-elbow">posterior impingement</a></li>
- +<li>epicondylitis<ul>
- +<li><a title="Lateral epicondylitis" href="/articles/lateral-epicondylitis">lateral</a></li>
- +<li><a title="Medial epicondylitis" href="/articles/medial-epicondylitis">medial</a></li>
- +</ul>
- +</li>
- +<li>distal biceps tendon tendinopathy/rupture</li>
- +<li>distal triceps tendon tendinopathy/rupture</li>
- +<li><a title="Olecranon bursitis" href="/articles/olecranon-bursitis">olecranon bursitis</a></li>
- +</ul>
- +</li>
- +<li>wrist and hand<ul>
- +<li><a title="Distal intersection syndrome" href="/articles/distal-intersection-syndrome">intersection syndrome</a></li>
- +<li><a title="De Quervain tenosynovitis" href="/articles/de-quervain-tenosynovitis">de Quervain tenosynovitis</a></li>
- +<li>extensor carpi ulnarnis tendinopathy</li>
- +<li>finger pulley injuries<ul><li><a title="Trigger finger" href="/articles/trigger-finger">trigger finger</a></li></ul>
- +</li>
- +<li>triangular fibrocartilage complex tear</li>
- +</ul>
- +</li>
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