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Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... coagulopathy, tumor ... that patient had ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Chondrodysplasia Neurologic ... joints • Decr ... • Sacroiliac Joint ... symptoms #signs #diagnosis ... #msk
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
disease Inflammatory ... Joint Disease ... affects the knee hip ... Comparison #Versus #MSK ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Disease: • Pain ... disease must be ... e.g., congenital hip ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #differential #diagnosis
FABER Maneuver: Flexion, ABduction, External Rotation 

Tips to distinguish SI joint pain from other areas of
distinguish SI joint ... ROM: indicates hip ... How good is this test ... FABER #Maneuver #PhysicalExam ... Sacroiliac #SIJoint #Diagnosis
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
• This patient had ... Therefore, the hand ... diffuse chondral disease ... PVNS/Giant Cell Tumor ... #msk #rheumatology
Pivot-Shift Test in ACL-deficient Knee

This patient has pathologic varus alignment across the knee and a chronic
This patient has ... HTO) to correct his ... #ACL #Knee #Injury ... clinical #video #PhysicalExam ... Sports #Ortho #msk
Lachman test in ACL-deficient Knee

This patient has pathologic varus alignment across the knee and a chronic
This patient has ... HTO) to correct his ... #ACL #Knee #Injury ... clinical #video #PhysicalExam ... cruciate #ligament #msk
Sacroiliac Distraction Test

The examiner applies downward and lateral pressure to the bilateral ASIS , the effect
Sacroiliac Distraction Test ... applies downward and ... injury dysfunction ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #hip #msk #sports
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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- Differential Diagnosis ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... bearing after injury ... - Giant cell tumor ... #msk #physicalexam