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PV Card: Knee Injuries | Quick Reference Guide - Orthopedic injuries are commonly managed in the
from the 2015-16 ALiEM ... first two were on ankle ... and hindfoot fractures ... , patella dislocation ... , and knee dislocation
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal ... Trauma and Spine ... : Don't cause spinal ... deformity or neurologic ... Bilateral facet joints dislocation
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Temporal Bone Fracture ... Dysfunction - Imbalance, neurologic ... Cerebellopontine Angle ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
: ~25% cases. ... Neurologic deficit ... can signal vascular ... Neurologic injuries ... Check hip and ankle
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
L2, L3, L4 • Ankle ... Commonly caused ... such as fibular fracture ... - Narrowing of spinal ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Neurologic ... a mass as the cause ... Cataract/Lens Dislocation ... Orbital Floor Fracture
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Chondrodysplasia Neurologic ... Lesion in the Spinal ... Greater Trochanter Fracture ... • Hip dislocation ... pathophysiology #causes
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
Orthopedic Splints, Casts ... Upper Limb and Spine ... of ankle joint/ ... reduction of hip dislocation ... scoliosis #Splints #Casts
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... compression by fractured ... Cord Causes: 1 ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... differential #algorithm