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Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Articular: Infectious, Degenerative, Inflammatory
Non-articular: Localized, General

#Joint #Pain #Differential #Diagnosis #MSK #algorithm
Joint Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Articular ... Localized, General #Joint ... #Pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
PIP joints are ... and PIP joints ... fingertip) • Exam: Pain ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... Pain - Diagnostic ... - parvovirus, HIV ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #differential #diagnosis
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
joint needs to ... ED Management: Pain ... joint, maintain ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
joints • Decr ... • Sacroiliac Joint ... Pain • Valgus ... symptoms #signs #diagnosis ... #msk
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
nociceptors -> Pain ... painful swelling -> Pain ... affects the knee hip ... Comparison #Versus #MSK ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Pain - Differential ... Pain • Viral ... rash) • Primary HIV ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Pathogenesis and Joint ... pain, swelling, ... pain), especially ... esp carpal, MCP, PIP ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Pace Maneuver for Piriformis Syndrome

With the patient's hips and needs flexed to 90 degrees, the patient
the patient's hips ... externally rotates the hips ... positive if there is pain ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Pain History ... : Is the pain from ... e.g., congenital hip ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #differential #diagnosis