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Lumbar Neural Foraminal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No fat effacement, Keyhole appearance
fat and/or nerve deformity ... #Stenosis #Spine ... Neural #Foraminal #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #MSK ... #MRI
Lumbar Central Canal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No CSF effacement 
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of CSF and sac deformity ... #Stenosis #Spine ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #MSK ... #MRI
Lumbar stenosis guide we created to implement consistent radiology reporting across our multi-hospital network. 
Lumbar Central
of CSF and sac deformity ... #Stenosis #Spine ... Central #Foraminal #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #MSK ... #MRI
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
deformity (if volar ... reduction • Splint: Finger ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hand ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Finger deformity ... that is fixed in flexion ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hand ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gouty Arthritis) - MSK ... Therefore, the hand ... - **MSK rads ... NOT interpret MRI ... #msk #rheumatology
Common Forms of Arthritis in the Hands

Acute Rheumatoid Arthritis 
Tender, painful, stiff joints in rheumatoid arthritis,
Arthritis in the Hands ... the fusiform or spindle-shaped ... a boutonniére deformity ... #Types #Rheumatology ... #Forms #Diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
preferentially affects the flexors ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... Oligoclonal IgG bands ... Transverse #Myelitis #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
tenderness - No joint deformity ... to bacterial, fungal ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... #differential #diagnosis
BENNETT FRACTURE 
Bennett fracture is an intraarticular two-part fracture of the ulnar side of the base
to the thumb in flexion ... Splint: Thumb spica ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hand ... #Orthopedics #MSK