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Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Femoral Head Fracture ... : Pathogenesis and ... clinical findings ... Avulsion or shearing injury ... #msk #diagnosis
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Pain: • Fracture ... • Iliotibial band ... #diagnosis #lower ... #extremity #msk
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
cervical spine injury ... cervical spine injury ... Lower Limb and Pelvis ... of ankle joint/leg ... skeletal traction of lower
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
clinical findings ... below level of injury ... lower motor neuron ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... signs #symptoms #msk
Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis of Dorsal Flexion of the Foot.
When trying to walk the tip
he raises the lower ... flaccidity of the leg ... by raising the leg ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video
Henoch Schonlein Leg Rash - Palpable Purpura
Purpura: Low Platelets or Vasculitis?
45 years old, seen in our
in our ED with lower ... Palpable purpura over lower ... legs and buttocks ... Tip: To differentiate ... #Rash #clinical
Tone - Leg Recoil on Physical Exam
To test leg recoil, the legs are fully flexed on
Tone - Leg Recoil ... quickly extended and ... #Leg #Recoil #Lower ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #peds #pediatrics
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Clinical Findings ... Compression/injury ... must be absent: lower ... Negative Straight Leg ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK
FABER (Patrick's) Test for Hip and Sacroiliac Pathology

Patrick's or Faber Test can be performed to evaluate
One leg is flexed ... If the leg does ... not lower into a ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #msk #orthopedics
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Fractures-> Femur ... Check hip and ankle ... CLINICAL: instability ... #msk #clinical ... #video #nsfw