STEP 2 CK Content Outline

Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue

Health and Health Maintenance

Epidemiology, impact, and prevention of degenerative joint and disc disease
Prevention of disability due to musculoskeletal disorders or infection (eg, osteomyelitis; septic arthritis; Lyme disease; gonococcal tenosynovitis)

Mechanisms of Disease

Diagnosis

Infections (eg, osteomyelitis; septic arthritis; Lyme disease; gonococcal tenosynovitis)
Degenerative, metabolic, and nutritional disorders (eg, degenerative joint disease; degenerative disc disease; gout; rickets)
Inherited, congenital, or developmental disorders (eg, congenital hip dysplasia; phocomelia; osteochondritis; slipped capital femoral epiphysis; scoliosis; syringomyelia, dislocated hip in infantile spinal muscular atrophy)
Inflammatory, immunologic, and other disorders (eg, polymyalgia rheumatica; lupus arthritis; polymyositis-dermatomyositis; rheumatoid arthritis; ankylosing spondylitis; bursitis; tendinitis; myofascial pain; fibromyalgia; shoulder-hand syndrome; Dupuytren contracture; Paget disease)
Neoplasms (eg, osteosarcoma; metastases to bone; pulmonary osteoarthropathy)
Traumatic injury and nerve compression and injury (eg, fractures, sprains, dislocations, carpal tunnel syndrome; cauda equina syndrome, low back pain)

Principles of Management
(With emphasis on topics covered in Diagnosis)