Sports-Related Joint Pain … or is it?
ALYSHA TAXTER, MD Disclosures
None Objectives
Case 1 Discussion
Case 2 Discussion Case 1
3 year old female started gymnastics class and fell off trampoline
Previously healthy No fevers or URI symptoms Limp does not slow her down
Laboratory Workup
13.6 10.2 220 Lyme studies: ELISA: IgG positive, IgM positive ANC 5700 Western blot: IgG 3 ALC 3200 bands, IgM 1 band (negative Lyme testing) ESR 14
CRP <0.5mg/dL normal CMP negative parvo B19 ANA positive 1:320
Western Blot: Lyme arthritis is a late finding
Western blotting in the serodiagnosis of Lyme disease. Dressler F, Whalen JA, Reinhardt BN, Steere AC. J Infect Dis. 1993 Feb;167(2):392-400 Lyme Arthritis Photo courtesy of David Sherry Lyme Arthritis Treatment
Amoxicillin 50 mg/kg/day div TID (max 500 mg po TID) x 28 days Cefuroxime 30 mg/kg/day div BID (max 500 mg po BID) x 28 days Doxycycline 4 mg/kg/day div BID (max 100 mg po BID) if older than 8 years x 28 days One or two courses of po antibiotics Corticosteroid injection for refractory Lyme arthritis Arthritis is not due to persistent infection Likely due to persistently activated immune response
Red Book Physical Exam
Leg length discrepancy: the affected leg is longer by 2 cm Lacks full extension of left knee Thigh atrophy Knee is warm to touch without erythema or induration
Leg length discrepancy
Photo courtesy of David Sherry Contracture Thigh Atrophy
Typically not grossly apparent Need to measure
Photo courtesy of David Sherry Oligoarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Arthritis in 4 or fewer joints for 6 weeks Usually swollen and warm but not painful 70% ANA positive – usually low titer TMJ disease 20% asymptomatic uveitis (esp if ANA+) Treatments: Intra-articular corticosteroid injection NSAIDS Methotrexate Biologics
When to test an ANA
Lupus Raynaud phenomenon Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Do not test for myalgias or fatigue Oligoarticular JIA: classic phenotype 1-3 year old Caucasian girl 20% asymptomatic iritis 70% + ANA leads to higher risk of iritis
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ANA
thigh atrophy
knee > ankle > fingers
leg length discrepancy Slide courtesy of Dr. David Sherry Photo courtesy of Dr. David Sherry Photo courtesy of Dr. David Sherry Flare: cells in anterior chamber Synechiae: adhesion of lens to cornea
Band Keratopathy: calcium deposits on cornea
Cassidy et al Sports Clearance?
Okay to participate in Our goal is for kids to be activity as tolerated asymptomatic and be Avoid highly dynamic active in any sport they sports if actively choose inflamed Consider PT if joint contractures Consider inserts/lifts if significant leg length discrepancy Case 2
14 year old male with foot pain Does not interfere with basketball practice or games Limps with leg and foot pain afterwards Worse the next morning Limps and morning stiffness for 30 minutes Initially with ankle and mid-foot pain, now with back pain •Metatarsal heads •Base of the 5th •Achilles tendon •Plantar fascial insertion insertion
Photos courtesy of Dr. David Sherry •Sinding-Larsen-Johansson = inferior patellar pole •Osgood-Schlatter = tibial tuberosity
Photos courtesy of Dr. David Sherry Greater trochanter Sacroiliac Joint
Photos courtesy of Dr. David Sherry Modified Schober Test
10 cm > 21 cm 5 cm
Standing Forward flexion
What is Enthesitis?
Inflammation where a tendon Patella at 6:00 o’clock attaches to a bone Patella 2:00 and 10:00 Metatarsal heads o’clock Plantar fascia insertion Greater trochanter Achilles tendon insertion Sacral iliac joints (lower Tibial tuberosity third of the joint)
Laboratory Workup
13.3 8.7 425
ANC 5100 ALC 2500 ESR 42 (<20) CRP 2.0 mg/dL (0-0.9) Negative celiac HLA B27 positive Imaging
Enthesitis-Related Arthritis
Arthritis and enthesitis -OR- Arthritis or enthesitis with 2 of the following Sacroiliac joint tenderness HLA B27 positive First degree relative with B27 disease Anterior uveitis Onset of arthritis in a male over age 6 Enthesitis-Related Arthritis
Onset late childhood-adolescence Males>females B27 disease associated with inflammatory bowel disease Can have familial occurrence Usually lower-extremity enthesitis
Can see enthesitis with other diseases as well as children without arthritis Sports Clearance?
Participate in activity as tolerated Stay active! Encourage stretching Our goal is for kids to be as active as their peers
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Oligoarticular (pauciarticular) <5 joints Polyarticular >4 joints Systemic Enthesitis-related Psoriatic Undifferentiated Take-Home Points
Oligoarticular arthritis typically has normal labs Look at other joints if one is swollen ANA does not diagnose arthritis Consider enthesitis related arthritis if multiple enthesopathies and back pain Stay active! References
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