EXPLAINING COMMON MALIGNANT BONE TUMOURS

EXPLAINING COMMON MALIGNANT BONE TUMOURS

Common primary malignant bone tumours

Are osteosarcoma , chondrosarcoma , Ewing,s sarcoma , adamantinoma , malignant fibrous histocytoma , lymphoma , myeloma

Osteosarcoma: second commonest primary malignant bone tumour, aggressive and metastasising, affecting the young

Chondrosarcoma: third commonest primary malignant bone tumour

Ewing's sarcoma: second commonest primary bone tumour in children

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EXPLAINING OF MALIGNANT BONE TUMOURS

EXPLAINING OF MALIGNANT BONE TUMOURS

Introduction

The malignant tumours of the bones are divided into primary malignant bones tumours which arise from the bones  and these are rare tumours and secondary bones tumous which arise due to metastasis from other organs and these are commoner than primary bones tumours

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ALL YOU NEED ABOUT OSTEOARTHRITIS AO

ALL YOU NEED ABOUT OSTEOARTHRITIS AO

Definition of osteoarthritis

Is a non inflammatory disorder of movable joints which affected any synovial joints and affected both bone and cartilage and characterized by deterioration of articular cartilage and formation of new bone at the joint surfaces and margins this disorder is also known as degenerative joint disease

Causes of osteoarthritis AO

There are two types of osteoarthritis primary and secondary osteoarthritis

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EXPLAINING OF SYMPTOMS SIGNS AND TREATMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS

EXPLAINING OF SYMPTOMS SIGNS AND TREATMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS AO

Symptoms and signs of osteoarthritis

Symptoms of osteoarthritis AO 

• Pain of osteoarthritis: is characterized by dull aching  pain poorly localized up till severe pain may awake patient during sleep the pain  increase with activity as with joint movement and using and the pain relieved by rest the pain increase at the end of the day  the pain may occur with minimal motion and even at rest the pain may become sharp due to muscle spasm around the joint the pain worse by exercise
• Joint stiffness: limited stiffness on awakening in the morning and after a periods of inactivity during the day is common as the joint is limbered up the patient feel better
• If the patient sits down for any length of time pain may develop after the commencement of activity
• patients may complains from locking episodes and joint loosen as in loose bodies or meniscal tear
• Limitation of motion or movement :often involving loss of extension and flexion 
• In the hip joint :patient usually maintain 90 degree of flexion but lose most abduction and internal and external rotation

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