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Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Knee Meniscal Tear ... medial or lateral joint ... #Knee #Meniscal ... #Injury #Tear #clinical ... #physicalexam #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 ... (28%) - Gm - bacilli ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Positive Lachman test in ACL Injury

Here is an exam of a patient under anesthesia with an
Positive Lachman test ... anesthesia with an ACL tear ... That causes the ... running and cutting ... cruciate #ligament #msk
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Knee Meniscal Tear ... medial or lateral joint ... #Knee #Meniscal ... #Injury #Tear # ... #physicalexam #msk
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Knee Meniscal Tear ... medial or lateral joint ... #Knee #Meniscal ... #Injury #Tear # ... #physicalexam #msk
McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

The McMurray's test evaluates for meniscal tear.
With the patient
McMurray's Test ... The McMurray's test ... palpate the medial joint ... palpating the lateral joint ... clinical #video #msk
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
Degenerative joint ... Inflammatory Joint ... tend to bear the ... commonly affects the knee ... Comparison #Versus #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 ... joint destruction ... Like in this case ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
Supraspinatus Tear ... supraspinatus muscle tear ... to 30 degrees, and ... point the thumbs ... video #sports #msk
Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • The iliotibial band (ITB) is thickened with
thickened with no tear ... pain with point ... proximal to lateral joint ... joint recess: Well-defined ... to knee joint is