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Lachman test in ACL-deficient Knee

This patient has pathologic varus alignment across the knee and a chronic
Lachman test in ... HTO) to correct his ... Sports #Ortho #anterior ... #cruciate #ligament ... #msk
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
femoral head onto anterior ... shearing injury -> Ligaments ... weight-bear • Arthritic ... FemoralHead #Fractures #msk ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Brucellosis - Viruses: HIV ... Seronegative Reactive Syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #msk #physicalexam
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
the preferred test ... typically part of the workup ... for HIV, Chlamydia ... Syndrome: • Most ... Distal joints, knees
Lachman Test for ACL Injury

The patient lies supine and with the knee in ~20-30 degrees of
Lachman Test for ... supine and with the knee ... degrees of flexion, hip ... #Cruciate #Ligament ... #physicalexam #msk
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
• Tendon • Ligament ... e.g., congenital hip ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... rheumatology #approach #workup ... #differential #diagnosis
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Infection ... Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Knee ... Patellofemoral Syndrome ... Deformity #Limp #MSK
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
in Rheumatoid arthritis ... commonly affects the knee ... hip and L/C-spine ... Comparison #Versus #MSK ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis
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 ... drawers, and special ligament ... WORK UP: obtain ... Posterior #Injury #msk