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Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
Causes of Back Pain ... - Differential ... of neoplasm • Fracture ... Radicular Symptoms • Cauda ... Equina Syndrome
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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Cauda Equina Syndrome ... • S - Saddle anesthesia ... Spinal infection/abscess ... distinguishing feature ... #differential #
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... L2, L3, L4 • Ankle ... Conditions: • Cauda ... Equina Syndrome ... - Low back pain
Purulent Ankle Joint on POCUS
Young patient 2 weeks status post ORIF of ankle fracture presents with
on POCUS Young ... fracture presents ... with ankle pain ... #msk #infected ... #pus #abscess #tibiotalar
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... : • Fracture ... #differential # ... diagnosis #lower ... #extremity #msk
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... continence • Pain ... roots -> Cauda ... equina- decreased ... compression by fractured
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Spinal stenosis - Abscess ... Weakness - Lower ... Vertebral burst fracture ... involvement Cauda ... Equina Syndrome