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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 ... #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 ... #Knee #Meniscal ... #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 ... #Knee #Meniscal ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

The McMurray's test evaluates for meniscal tear.
With the patient
McMurray's Test ... palpate the medial joint ... palpating the lateral joint ... clinical #video #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

With the patient lying supine, the examiner palpates the
McMurray's Test ... joint line while ... #Meniscus #Knee ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
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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Fever/Chills/Joint ... (28%) - Gm - bacilli ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... Ligamentous injuries - Meniscal ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Discoid Lateral Meniscus on Knee Physical Exam (watch the lateral joint line)

By Clayton Nuelle, MD @NuelleSportsMD

#Discoid
Discoid Lateral Meniscus ... on Knee Physical ... watch the lateral joint ... #orthopedics #msk ... #sports #knee
Discoid Lateral Meniscus on Knee Physical Exam (watch the lateral joint line)

By Clayton Nuelle, MD @NuelleSportsMD

#Discoid
Discoid Lateral Meniscus ... on Knee Physical ... watch the lateral joint ... #orthopedics #msk ... #sports #knee
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
and Degenerative joint ... Inflammatory Joint ... commonly affects the knee ... > Stiffness is short-lived ... Comparison #Versus #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint ... pain from: • Joint ... Arthritis: • Acute ... trauma (e.g., meniscal ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology