Musculoskeletal — Step 2 CK topics

Orthopedic emergencies, fractures, arthritides, and sports injuries. This system spans 8 content areas and 86 topics below.

Arthritis and spondyloarthropathies

6 topics

Ankylosing spondylitis Crystal arthropathies: gout and pseudogout Juvenile idiopathic arthritis Osteoarthritis Reactive arthritis Septic arthritis

Autoimmune disorders and vasculitides

9 topics

ANCA-associated vasculitis: granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA).Cryoglobulinemia Laboratory testing in autoimmune rheumatic disease: Inflammatory markers, autoantibodies, and others Polyarteritis nodosa Polymyalgia rheumatica Scleroderma and CREST syndrome Systemic lupus erythematous Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger disease)+1 more →

Bone tumors and tumor-like lesions

2 topics

Benign and malignant bone tumors Ewing sarcoma

Bone, joint, and soft tissue injuries and infections

18 topics

Anatomy: Foot and ankle Anatomy: Hand Anatomy: Hip Anatomy: Knee Anatomy: Shoulder Anatomy: Vertebrae Anatomy: Wrist Bursitis +10 more →

Congenital and developmental anomalies

3 topics

Achondroplasia Developmental dysplasia of the hip Osteogenesis imperfecta

Metabolic bone disorders

2 topics

Paget disease of bone Vitamin D deficiency rickets

Miscellaneous

44 topics

Adhesive capsulitis Autoinflammatory diseases (including familial Mediterranean fever)Behçet disease Carpal tunnel syndrome and median nerve compression Cervical spine clearance Clostridial myonecrosis Common adult foot deformities Congenital clubfoot (congenital talipes equinovarus)+36 more →

Spinal/peripheral nerve disorders and back pain

2 topics

Neck pain Spondylosis, spondylolysis, and spondylolisthesis

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