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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 ... - Differential ... bearing after injury ... Intra-articulation fracture ... - Patellar dislocation
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Posterior Knee Dislocation ... , POSTERIOR KNEE ... : ~25% cases. ... CLINICAL: instability ... #Injury #msk #clinical
Transient Patellar Dislocation - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Hyperintense marrow edema of the anterolateral femoral condyle
- MSK Radiology ... of the knee ... Differential diagnosis ... #patella #knee ... clinical #Radiology
Prior anterior glenohumeral joint dislocation with Hill-Sachs fracture and Perthes lesion
Imaging Findings:
 • The arrow is
Case description ... surgical repair Differential ... Similar injury to ... #mri #clinical ... #Radiology #diagnosis
Humeral Avulsion of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL)
 • Imaging Findings:
 • Large defect of the
anterior shoulder dislocation ... Differential diagnosis ... capsuloligamentous injury ... BHAGL): Avulsion fracture ... #Radiology #diagnosis
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
lesion) - MSK Radiology ... atraumatic adolescent knee ... (save $$) Differential ... Salter Harris injury ... #mri #clinical
Freiberg Infraction - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Sclerosis of the 2nd MT head with flattening of
Infraction - MSK Radiology ... Case description ... Controversy: Subchondral fracture ... Differential diagnosis ... Plantar plate injury
Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • The iliotibial band (ITB) is thickened with
Syndrome - MSK Radiology ... Case description ... : • Clinical: anterolateral ... Differential diagnosis ... ligament complex injury
Subchondral Insufficiency Fracture
Imaging Findings:
 • Circle demarcating the region of edema within the medial femoral condyle.
Case description ... Osteonecrosis of the Knee ... Differential diagnosis ... #clinical #mri ... #clinical #Radiology
Tenosynovitis of the peroneal tendons due to hypertrophic peroneal tubercle
Imaging Findings:
 • Large volume ofT2-hyperintense fluid
Case description ... Differential diagnosis ... tendon subluxation/dislocation ... #mri #clinical ... #Radiology #diagnosis