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Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Thessaly Test for ... Knee Meniscal Tear ... medial or lateral joint ... Meniscal #Injury #Tear ... #physicalexam #msk
Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
Supraspinatus Tear ... supraspinatus muscle tear ... to 30 degrees, and ... point the thumbs ... video #sports #msk
Complete PCL Tear on Physical Exam - Posterior Drawer Test

This is what a complete PCL year
Posterior Drawer Test ... evaluate cartilage and ... DocFlynnNFL #PCL #Tear ... Posterior #Drawer #Test ... #orthopedics #msk
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Diagnosis Algorithm 4 tests ... for the AC joint ... after cross-arm test ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #MSK
Crank Test for Labral Tear of the Shoulder

To perform the Crank Test, fully abduct the shoulder
Tear of the Shoulder ... abduct the shoulder and ... Internally and externally ... #Labral #Tear # ... video #sports #msk
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
between Inflammatory and ... nociceptors -> Pain with rest ... motion (relieved by rest ... tend to bear the ... Comparison #Versus #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... neuropathy so trauma and ... that patient had ... remember yellow and ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Bilateral Knee Hyperextension and Joint Laxity and in Ehlers Danlos Syndrome

#EDS #Knee #Laxity #Ehlers #Danlos #Syndrome
Hyperextension and ... Joint Laxity and ... in Ehlers Danlos ... Laxity #Ehlers #Danlos ... #physicalexam #msk
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
present both at rest ... and with motion ... improves quickly with rest ... e.g., meniscal tears ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology
Pivot-Shift Test in ACL-deficient Knee

This patient has pathologic varus alignment across the knee and a chronic
Pivot-Shift Test ... across the knee and ... a chronic ACL tear ... Shift #PivotShift #test ... Sports #Ortho #msk