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Grandma’s aching knees and snapping fingers. LeeChuy, Katherine Lee, Sidney Abert Lerma, Daniel Joseph Legaspi, Roberto Jose Li, Henry Winston Li, Kingbherly Lichauco, Rafael Lim, Imee Loren Lim, Jason Morven Lim, John Harold Lim, Mary Lim, Phoebe Ruth Lim, Syndel Raina
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Grandma’s aching knees and snapping fingers LeeChuy, Katherine Lee, Sidney Abert Lerma, Daniel Joseph Legaspi, Roberto Jose Li, Henry Winston Li, Kingbherly Lichauco, Rafael Lim, Imee Loren Lim, Jason Morven Lim, John Harold Lim, Mary Lim, Phoebe Ruth Lim, Syndel Raina Lipana, Kirk Andrew Liu, Johanna Llamas, Camilla Alay C1
Chief Complaint 79 y/o F Chronic knee pain Pain and stiffness of thumb and middle finger of R hand
Physical Examination • Normal vital signs; BMI 28 Musculoskeletal Exam • Crepitus on both knees without effusion • 1st and 3rd fingers of R hand would snap on flexion and required assistance due to pain on attempted extension
Physical Examination Stooped posture Bilateral genu varum deformity Non-tender bony nodes on PIP and DIP
Salient Features • 79 y/o female • Years of painful knees, pronounced when walking • Crepitus on both knees without effusion • Bilateral genu varum • Pain and stiffness of thumb and middle finger of R hand • would snap on flexion and require assistance on extension • Non-tender bony nodules on PIP and DIP • Diagnosed with osteoporosis, received 2 yearly infusion of zoledronic acid • Stooped posture • Hypertension controlled on daily amlodipine
Musculoskeletal signs and symptoms in the Patient • Painful knees, more pronounced on walking; Non-tender bony nodules on PIP and DIP; Crepitus on both knees without effusion; bilateral genu varum • Pain and stiffness of thumb and middle finger of R hand; would snap on flexion and require assistance on extension • Stooped posture; previous diagnosis of osteoporosis with prescribed medication
Musculoskeletal conditions in the Patient Osteoarthritis Painful knees, more pronounced on walking; Non-tender bony nodules on PIP and DIP; Crepitus on both knees without effusion; bilateral genu varum “Trigger Finger/ Digit” Pain and stiffness of thumb and middle finger of R hand; would snap on flexion and require assistance on extension Osteoporosis Stooped posture
Management for OA Non-pharmacologic Management (1) avoiding activities that overload the joint, as evidenced by their causing pain (2) improving the strength and conditioning of muscles that bridge the joint, so as to optimize their function (3) unloading the joint, either by redistributing load within the joint with a brace or a splint or by unloading the joint during weight bearing with a cane or a crutch.
Management for OA Exercise lessens pain and improves physical function consist of aerobic and/or resistance training (strengthens muscles across the joints)
Management for OA • Correction of Malalignment • (Genu Varus/Valgus) • Leg brace • Surgery
Management for “Trigger-finger/digit” • Local steroid injection • Cortisone, prednisolone, dexamethasone, and triamcinolone. • A mixture of steroid, 1% lidocaine, and 0.5% bupivacaine is used, in a ratio of 2:1:1, respectively • After injection, the patient is encouraged to move the digit. • A follow-up appointment is made for 3-4 weeks after the treatment
Management for “Trigger-finger/digit” • Splinting • For those patients who decline injection • MCP joint is splinted in approximately 15° of flexion.
Management for Osteoporosis To maintain bone health: • Make sure there is enough calcium in your diet • Get adequate vitamin D intake, which is important for calcium absorption and to maintain muscle strength • Get regular exercise, especially weight-bearing exercise.
Management for Osteoporosis • Bisphophonates • alendronate, residronate, etidronate • Patient was given zoledronic acid • Calcitonin • Calcitonin works by directly inhibiting osteoclast activity via the calcitonin receptor. • Calcitonin directly induces inhibition of osteoclastic bone resorption by affecting actin cytoskeleton which is needed for the osteoclastic activity.
Management for Osteoporosis • Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) • are a class of medications that act on the estrogen receptors throughout the body in a selective manner • Raloxifene (60 mg/d) - act on the bone by slowing bone resorption by the osteoclasts
NSAIDs • Most NSAIDs act as nonselective inhibitors of the enzyme cyclooxygenase(COX), inhibiting both the cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) isoenzymes. • COX catalyzes the formation of prostaglandins and thromboxane from arachidonic acid • Prostaglandins act as messenger molecules in the process of inflammation.
Selective and Non-Selective NSAID Stomach Kidney Platelets Endotheliumcc Macrophages Leukocytes Fibroblasts Endothelium