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Knee Joint Anatomy - Ligaments

The knee joint ligaments are divided between two groups: the extracapsular (outside
Knee Joint Anatomy ... Ligaments The knee ... joint ligaments ... By @rev.med #Knee ... #Joint #Anatomy
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... ): • Septic joint ... so trauma and joint ... Inflammatory, crystalline ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Knee Joint - Arterial Blood Supply - Genicular Anastamosis

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#Knee #Joint #Arteries #Arterial #Blood #Supply
Knee Joint - Arterial ... By @rev.med #Knee ... #Joint #Arteries
Knee Joint Anatomy - Arterial Blood Supply - Genicular Anastomosis

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#Knee #Joint #Anatomy #Arterial #Blood #Supply
Knee Joint Anatomy ... By @rev.med #Knee ... #Joint #Anatomy
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders ... • Septic • Crystalline ... Lumbar Spine and SI Joints ... @AmyChung #Joint
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Pathogenesis and Joint ... poly-articular joint ... affecting the small joints ... Joint involvement ... space decr joint
Synovial Fluid Analysis:

Findings (COLOR	TRANSPARENCY	VISCOSITY	WBC COUNT (PER MM3)	PMN CELL COUNT (%)	GRAM STAIN	CULTURE	PCR TEST	CRYSTALS)

By Condition (Normal 
Noninflammatory 
Inflammatory:
Inflammatory: crystalline ... Arthrocentesis #Joint
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
and Degenerative joint ... Inflammatory Joint ... Swelling stimulates joint ... • Moving the joint ... commonly affects the knee
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Thessaly Test for Knee ... medial or lateral joint ... Thessaly #Test #Knee
Patellofemoral Syndrome - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Knee Pain with possible symptoms of 'catching'
findings • Anterior Knee ... patellofemoral joint ... patellofemoral joint ... patellofemoral joint