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Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... suspected, immediate MRI ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tumours - See Bone ... Disease - Skull/spine ... Fractures #Pathologic #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Causes of Low Back ... Pain - Differential ... Spine: Lumbar strain ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #primarycare #msk
Primary Bone Tumors - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 

Metastatic - Most common tumour in adults
 - Breast
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tumours #MSK #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Bone Lesion on X-Ray - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Exostotic
 • Osteochondroma
Asymptomatic &/or Non-Active Bone Scam
 •
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... BoneLesion #XRay #MSK ... #Differential # ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... predispose to other orthopedic ... • XR, MRI to ... • Differentiate ... #diagnosis #causes
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
damage weakens the bone ... Femur #Fractures #msk ... #orthopedics #diagnosis ... #differential # ... causes #pathophysiology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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- Emergency Causes ... Diagnosis: • ... decreased rectal tone ... Imaging studies: • MRI ... #diagnosis #causes
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... fractured long bone ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential # ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Intra-Articular - Bone ... Intraarticular #MSK ... #Differential # ... #Orthopedics #Causes