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Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Acute Joint Pain ... Vascular Infectious Trauma ... VitaminCD #Mnemonic #MSK ... #Orthopedics #differential ... #diagnosis #Causes
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
lumbar spine • Trauma ... in legs does not ... suspected, immediate MRI ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... pathophysiology #diagnosis
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Disruption • Trauma ... (Hemophilia or Trauma ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Loss of pain and ... Medullaris Syndrome -> Trauma ... Injury #Syndromes #diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
capitate "apple" does ... dorsal wrist, pain ... ED Management: Pain ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Sports #MSK
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
of a fracture does ... ED Management: Pain ... Discharge with orthpedic ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #MSK
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK ... Tibial tuberosity pain ... fragmentation" DOES ... • MRI is more sensitive ... #msk
Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
patient with wrist pain ... after any trauma ... fracture #radiology #msk ... #orthopedics #diagnosis
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: Pathogenesis, clinical, and radiographic findings

Trauma, Fall on, outstretched arm, Overhead throwing => Abduction
radiographic findings Trauma ... capsule or bone -> Pain ... #Dislocation #Diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #pathophysiology
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
and Differential Diagnosis ... Systemic N - Neurologic ... Eye/Temple • Pain ... - Post-Trauma, ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc