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Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... distal to the knee ... fracture - Patellar dislocation ... - Aneurysmal bone ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Patellar dislocation 
Patella dislocation refers to when the kneecap is completely displaced out of its normal
direct blow) to the knee ... your femur (thigh bone ... while bending your knee ... #Orthopedics #Knee ... #msk
Ultrasound Guided Knee Injection on POCUS

The Ultrasound Site - MSK ultrasound education @mskultrasound

#Ultrasound #Guided #Knee #Injection
Ultrasound Guided ... Knee Injection ... Ultrasound Site - MSK ... #Knee #Injection ... #msk #pocus
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK ... fragmentation and mild bone ... • MRI is more sensitive ... marrow edema and bony ... Schlatter #Disease #Knee
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... fractured long bone ... Trauma to Vessel (dislocation ... • Dislocated Bone ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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Bone Deformity / ... Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Knee ... Tendon Rupture, Dislocation ... • Dwarfism #Bone ... Deformity #Limp #MSK
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
FOPE lesion) - MSK ... atraumatic adolescent knee ... physeal fusion and bone ... repeated follow-up MRI ... • Bone contusion
Ultrasound Guided Knee Arthrocentesis 

Use ultrasound for arthrocentesis! More accurate and less painful.
Ultrasound-guided versus landmark in
Ultrasound Guided ... Knee Arthrocentesis ... Ultrasound-guided ... #pocus #clinical ... #msk
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation and Reduction on POCUS

The transducer is placed posteriorly over the shoulder, revealing anterior
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation ... and Reduction on POCUS ... an ultrasound-guided ... #Reduction #POCUS ... clinical #anatomy #msk
Medial Meniscus Bucket Handle Tear - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Truncation of the medial meniscus on
Handle Tear - MSK ... peripheral red zone ... BucketHandle #Tear #knee ... #mri #clinical ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk