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Ultrasound guidance for knee arthrocentesis. 

Dr. Stephen Alerhand @SAlerhand

#Knee #Arthrocentesis #POCUS #clinical #ultrasound #MSK
Ultrasound guidance ... for knee arthrocentesis ... @SAlerhand #Knee ... #Arthrocentesis ... #MSK
Hip Arthrocentesis on POCUS
Septic patient with hip pain, why wait for IR? 
Instead perform #POCUS guided
Hip Arthrocentesis ... to expedite diagnosis ... and OR IUEM Ultrasound ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk
Ultrasound Guided Knee Arthrocentesis 

Use ultrasound for arthrocentesis! More accurate and less painful.
Ultrasound-guided versus landmark in
Ultrasound Guided ... Knee Arthrocentesis ... versus landmark in knee ... Kim @dan___kim #Knee ... pocus #clinical #msk
Ultrasound guided arthrocentesis (knee) with a resident.  Same principles apply for all ultrasound guided procedures.
arthrocentesis ... (knee) with a resident ... on the needle tip ... #Arthrocentesis ... #MSK
Knee Examination
Right Knee - Examination maneuvers include the Lachman (ACL), anterior drawer (ACL), Lateral pivot shift,
Knee Examination ... Right Knee - Examination ... Lachman (ACL), anterior ... #Diagnosis #Sports ... #Drawer #Test #msk
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 ... Effusions - Septic Arthritis ... Brucellosis - Viruses: HIV ... #differential #diagnosis ... #msk #physicalexam
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Knee Effusions - ... Arthrocentesis ... Inflammatory arthritis ... analysis: • MSU ... Interpretation #diagnosis
Mytomes - Segmental Innervation of Muscles
Shoulder	Abduction	C5	Axillary Nerve
Shoulder	Adduction	C6-C8	Thoracodorsal Nerve
Elbow	Flexion	C5	Musculocutaneous Nerve
Elbow	Extension	C7	Radial Nerve
Wrist	Extension	C6	Radial Nerve
Fingers	Flexion	C8	Median Nerve
Fingers	Abduction	T1	Ulnar Nerve
Hip	Flexion	L2	Nerve to Psoas
Hip	Extension	S1	Inferior Gluteal
Extension S1 Inferior ... Gluteal Nerve Knee ... Tibial Nerve Knee ... #MuscleGroups #MSK ... Orthopedics #Neurology #Diagnosis
Lachman test in ACL-deficient Knee

This patient has pathologic varus alignment across the knee and a chronic
ACL-deficient Knee ... alignment across the knee ... HTO) to correct his ... Sports #Ortho #anterior ... cruciate #ligament #msk
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
acetabular wall • Anterior ... femoral head onto anterior ... weight-bear • Arthritic ... FemoralHead #Fractures #msk ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology