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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
> Posterior spinal ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... #Syndromes #diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... Herpes zoster - HIV ... Trauma • Crush injury ... lower #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
Posterior Drawer Test for PCL Injury on Knee Examination

The patient lays supine with the knee approximately
Test for PCL Injury ... stabilize the leg ... Ligament #PCL #Injury ... #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #msk
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... with a central cause ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential Diagnosis ... bearing after injury ... #Effusions #causes ... #msk #physicalexam
Gaenslen's Test (Gaenslen's maneuver) for Sacroiliac Joint Injury

The patient dangles the symptomatic leg over the side
Sacroiliac Joint Injury ... of the table, knee ... #SIJoint #hip # ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Ober's Test for TFL/ITB Inflammation

With the patient in the lateral position, affected side up.  The
Ober's Test for ... slowly lowers the leg ... Iliotibial #Band #Syndrome ... #video #physicalexam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Posterolateral Corner (PLC) Injury - Posterolateral Drawer Test
Injury to the posterolateral corner (PLC) is difficult to
is difficult to diagnose ... context of complex knee ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Orthopedics #Knee ... #Posterior #msk
Trendelenburg Test for Hip Stability

The Trendelenburg test assesses for hip stability
The examiner sits behind the patient
thumbs in the posterior ... stands on one leg ... flexed at the knee ... #Gluteus #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Reflexes: • Knee ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Commonly caused ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #leg #physicalexam