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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
Positive Lachman's Test

The Lachman test is a clinical test used to diagnose injury of the anterior
used to diagnose ... cruciate ligament ... The knee is flexed ... examiner should place one ... Positive #Video #Knee
Lachman Test for ACL Injury

The patient lies supine and with the knee in ~20-30 degrees of
supine and with the knee ... degrees of flexion, hip ... One hand supports ... #Cruciate #Ligament ... #physicalexam #msk
Demonstration of the Lachman Test for assess for ACL Injury - Normal Exam

Demonstration by Dan Smith,
used to diagnose ... cruciate ligament ... The knee is flexed ... examiner should place one ... Normal #Video #Knee
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 ... Infectious Knee ... - Aneurysmal bone ... #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 ... • Test all patients ... for HIV, Chlamydia ... Distal joints, knees
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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Bone Deformity / ... Algorithm Infection ... Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Knee ... Patellofemoral Syndrome ... Deformity #Limp #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
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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L5/S1 with an inferior ... Differential Diagnosis ... cord infarct • HIV ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infection or cancer ... Normal: Air > bone ... hearing loss: Bone ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome