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Review of Inpatient Musculoskeletal Consults Utilizing Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Mindy Loveless, MD Clinical Assistant Professor University of Washington
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Disclosure I have NO RELEVANT financial disclosures
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Outline Introduction Demographics Review of Consults Outcomes
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Introduction RIC inpatient musculoskeletal consult service offered in July 2013 This is a retrospective review of consults completed between July 2013 – December 2014
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Demographics 50 patients 51 consults Gender: 23 Female (46%) 27 Male (54%) Average Age: 59 (range 18-90)
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Admission Information Average length of stay: 40 days (range 10-109 days) Average time from admission to consult: 16 days (range 0-78 days) Average time to completion of consult: 3 days (range 0-13 days) All but 1 completed within 1 week
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Primary Rehab Diagnosis
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Reason for MSK Consult
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MSK Consult Diagnoses Shoulder Rotator cuff tear Arthritis (glenohumeral and acromioclavicular) Adhesive capsulitis Bursitis Pain due to weakness, atrophy, spasticity, and/or subluxation Calcific tendinopathy Possible brachial plexopathy Myofascial pain/trigger points Tendinopathy Slow-healing fracture (in setting of female athlete triad) Arm Critical illness myopathy/neuropathy Elbow Heterotopic ossification Wrist Tendonitis Hip Osteoarthritis Greater trochanteric pain syndrome Knee Osteoarthritis Bursitis ACL tear Muscle strain Possible lumbar radicular pain Foot Morton’s neuroma Trauma
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Injections Performed Glenohumeral (N=16) Subacromial (N=7) Knee (N=4) Hip (N=2) Trigger point (N=2) Gluteus medius tenotomy (N=1) Biceps tendon sheath (N=1)
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Reasons for No Injection Not Indicated (N=12) Recommended further work-up (N=5) Recommended supportive measures (N=4) No pain (N=3) Patient Declined Offered Injection (N=5) Timing of Prior Injection (N=1)
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OUTCOMES
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POST-STROKE SHOULDER PAIN
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Post-Stroke Shoulder Pain 14/20 stroke consults had shoulder pain –12/14 hemiplegic side 8/12 underwent injection –6 glenohumeral, 2 subacromial 4/12 declined offered injection –2/14 non-hemiplegic side Both underwent subacromial injection
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Outcomes: Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain
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Outcomes: Non-Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain
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LOWER EXTREMITY PAIN
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Outcomes: Consults with Lower Extremity Complaints 12 consults for lower extremity pain 7/12 received injections –4 knee, 2 hip, 1 gluteus medius tenotomy 5/12 did not receive injection –2 recommended further work-up –2 had no indication for injection –1 declined offered injection
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Outcomes: Consults with Lower Extremity Complaints
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OTHER OUTCOMES
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Outcomes: Pain – All Consults 7 patients had no post-consult pain 5 received injection 2 did not receive injection 12 patients had ≥ 2 point reduction in maximum pain score post-consult 9 received injection 3 did not receive injection
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Outcomes: Medications – All Consults 15 patients who received injection were on opiates prior –3/15 (20%) discontinued use of opiates following injection One patient discontinued use of lidocaine patch and one reduced use of acetaminophen
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Summary 51 consults completed over 18 months Most common primary rehab diagnosis was stroke Most common reason for consultation was shoulder pain Improvements in FIM scores seen post- injection Several patients discontinued opiates and many had significant improvement in pain
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