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Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Acute Joint Pain ... , Infectious joint ... See inflammatory joint ... VitaminCD #Mnemonic #MSK ... differential #diagnosis #Causes
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
Interphalangeal Joint ... Interphalangeal joint ... hinge joint; ROM ... #Radiology #XRay ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Talus Fracture on POCUS
Athlete with hard landing on one foot, pain and tenderness over dorsum of
Talus Fracture on ... POCUS Athlete with ... to tibiotalar joint ... POCUS showed talus ... #ultrasound #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... Chronicity: • Acute ... ): • Septic joint ... Like in this case ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Hamate Fracture on Wrist X-Ray

- point tenderness over the hamate should raise suspicion for a fracture,
Hamate Fracture ... Wrist X-Ray - point ... suspicion for a fracture ... #WristXRay #Radiology ... #MSK #Orthopedics
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
Chronic Joint Pain ... • Charcot Joint ... Chondromalacia - Joint ... • Charcot Joint ... Intraarticular #MSK
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
function of the DIP joint ... Finger deformity caused ... and tender DIP joint ... Mallet #Finger #Radiology ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain ... (Ischemia) - Acute ... Embolism (e.g. fractured ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Humeral Avulsion of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL)
 • Imaging Findings:
 • Large defect of the
glenohumeral ligament/joint ... outside of the joint ... HAGL) can be a cause ... the defective joint ... #diagnosis #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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Causes of Knee Effusions ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... Intra-articulation fracture ... differential #diagnosis #msk