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Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... fracture - Patellar dislocation ... - Aneurysmal bone ... #Effusions #causes ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Patellar dislocation 
Patella dislocation refers to when the kneecap is completely displaced out of its normal
patella is primarily caused ... direct blow) to the knee ... your femur (thigh bone ... #Orthopedics #Knee ... #msk
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... fractured long bone ... Trauma to Vessel (dislocation ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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Bone Deformity / ... Arthritis Other Causes ... Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Knee ... Tendon Rupture, Dislocation ... Deformity #Limp #MSK
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK ... fragmentation and mild bone ... presentation & look ... marrow edema and bony ... Schlatter #Disease #Knee
Anatomy of the Knee X-ray - AP projection. ⁣⁣
It’s important to be able to identify the
Anatomy of the Knee ... important to be able ... the AP view to look ... To asses the patella ... ap #radiology #msk
Soft Tissue Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Septic
 • Septic Bursitis
 • Necrotizing Fasciitis
 • Septic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Sprain • Dislocation ... • Sprain • Dislocation ... SoftTissue #Lesions #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Transient Patellar Dislocation - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Hyperintense marrow edema of the anterolateral femoral condyle
- MSK Radiology ... consistent with bone ... There is also a bone ... injury of the knee ... Look closely for
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... an underlying cause ... Look back in the ... Look it up Secondary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
too often, the knee-jerk ... are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... There is no “one ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm