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Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
Inflammatory and Degenerative ... ESR, RF, ANA) Degenerative ... knee hip and L/ ... Comparison #Versus #MSK ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
hipDegeneration ... of the hip joints ... Valgus position of knee ... pathophysiology #causes ... #msk
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... diagnosis #msk #
Mucoid Degeneration of the ACL
Imaging Findings:
 • T2-hyperintense fluid-signal within the enlarged ACL on both the
Mucoid Degeneration ... Differential Diagnosis ... - Can cause ... #knee #clinical ... #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Inflammation Mechanical/degenerative ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Intraarticular Chondroma - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Subtle soft-tissue infrapatellar mass seen obscuring Hoffa's fat pad.
Case description ... • Best diagnostic ... • Usually NOT joint ... resected displaying degenerative ... Differential diagnosis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Diagnosis The ... tests before beginning ... Join the resistance ... #Diagnosis #causes
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
nerve injury (25%) TEST ... Check hip and ankle ... joints for associated ... -->>>> LINK TO ACL ... Posterior #Injury #msk