MSK

• Pathological fractures:

  • Too much osteoclast activity e.g. osteoporosis
  • Poor bone quality e.g. osteomalacia
  • Insufficient bone production e.g. osteogenesis imperfecta
  • Poor bone remodelling e.g. Paget's disease of the bone
  • Local bone destruction due to cancer e.g. sarcoma, metastasises
• Type 1 RSI - where repetitive strain causes well-defined symptoms e.g.:

  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Tennis elbow
  • Tendinopathy
  • Tenosynovitis
• Type 2 RSI - diffuse RSI or nonspecific pain syndrome:

  • Symptoms don't fit into a well-defined syndrome
  • No objective or measurable signs such as inflammation, swelling or problems with nerve function