PANCE Blueprint Musculoskeletal (8%)

• Deformities
• Fractures

Compartment syndrome

Degenerative diseases

• Osteoarthritis

Infectious diseases

• Osteomyelitis
• Septic arthritis

Lower extremity disorders 

• Disorders of the hip
  • Avascular necrosis hip
  • Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
  • Fractures and dislocations of the hip
  • Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
• Disorders of the Knee
  • Fractures and dislocations of the knee
  • Osgood-Schlatter disease
  • Soft tissue injuries of the knee
• Disorders of the Ankle and Foot
  • Fractures and dislocations of the ankle and foot
  • Soft tissue injuries of the ankle and foot

Neoplasms benign and malignant

Rheumatologic disorders

• Fibromyalgia
• Gout/pseudogout
• Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
• Osteoporosis
• Polyarteritis nodosa
• Polymyalgia rheumatica
• Polymyositis
• Reactive arthritis
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Sjögren syndrome
• Systemic lupus erythematosus
• Systemic sclerosis (Scleroderma)

• Ankylosing spondylitis
• Cauda equina syndrome
• Herniated nucleus pulposus
• Kyphosis
• Scoliosis
• Spinal stenosis
• Sprain/strain
• Thoracic outlet syndrome
• Torticollis
• Trauma

Upper extremity disorders

• Disorders of the shoulder
  • Shoulder Fractures/dislocations
  • Soft tissue injuries of the shoulder
• Disorders of the Forearm, Wrist, and Hand

• • Fractures and dislocations of the forearm, wrist, and hand
  • Soft tissue injuries of the forearm, wrist, and hand

Musculoskeletal System Exam

Here is a summary of the new additions/updates to the 2024 PANCE Musculoskeletal System Blueprint that will take effect in 2025. We are actively updating Smarty PANCE to account for the upcoming changes.

• New topic of extensor mechanism injuries added to lower extremity disorders.
• Paget disease of bone has been moved here (previously in GI and Nutrition).
• New topic of connective tissue diseases has been added to rheumatologic disorders.
• Cauda equina syndrome has been moved to the neurology blueprint.
• New topic of spondylolisthesis and spondylolysis added to spinal disorders.
• Thoracic outlet syndrome has been moved to its own category.