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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 ... #Injury #Tear #clinical ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Evaluation of Suprapatellar Knee Effusion (normal knee) on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for knee effusions:
Effusion (normal ... knee) on Point ... ) POCUS for knee ... joint, so scan ... #MSK #POCUS #Clinical
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
Medial Approach Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Landmark 1/3 to 1/2 way from top of patella. Find
osteophytes & narrowed joint ... #Intraarticular ... Corticosteroid #Injection #clinical ... physicalexam #procedure #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Lateral Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Lateral knee IA steroid injection. Hint - the fat pads below
medial and lateral joint ... #Intraarticular ... Corticosteroid #Injection #clinical ... physicalexam #procedure #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Knee Effusion on POCUS

Subtle Knee effusion can be made more evident by milking the inferior joint
Knee Effusion on ... POCUS Subtle Knee ... milking the inferior joint ... #Effusion #POCUS ... #Msk #labeled
Lateral Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Lateral knee injection with knee flexed. Aim towards the center of
the center of joint ... #Intraarticular ... Corticosteroid #Injection #clinical ... physicalexam #procedure #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Medial Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Injection of medial knee with intra-articular steroid. Find the inferior part
Feel joint line ... towards middle of joint ... you should enter joint ... #Intraarticular ... #orthopedics #sports
The Bulge Sign in Knee Effusion

Highly specific sign for knee joint effusion. 
 - Stroke the
joint effusion ... aspect of the joint ... #Effusion #clinical ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Knee Meniscal Tear ... medial or lateral joint ... #Injury #Tear #clinical ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports