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Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
 •
Bone Deformity / ... JointHip Dysplasia ... Subluxation) Spine ... #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
and PIP joints ... fingertip) • Exam: Pain ... and deformity of ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
• Finger deformity ... caused by disruption ... tender DIP joint ... ED Management: Pain ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Pain - Differential ... Pain • Viral ... #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Pain History ... : Is the pain from ... deformity Synovitis ... e.g., congenital hip ... #differential #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... Number of Joints ... Like in this case ... - parvovirus, HIV ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
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 ... common sites: hip ... Osteomyelitis / Septic Arthritis ... #differential #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis ... peripheral vs axial (spine ... , shoulders, hips ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... Joint #pain #Differential
Stork Test 

The stork test evaluates for a stress fracture of the pars interarticularis in the
patient places hands ... on hips and stands ... Pain in the lumbar ... #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Arthritis ... joints • Decr ... Pain • Valgus ... pathophysiology #causes ... symptoms #signs #diagnosis