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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 ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... bearing after injury ... differential #diagnosis #msk ... #physicalexam
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Chondrodysplasia Neurologic ... joints • Decr ... Valgus position of knee ... pathophysiology #causes ... signs #diagnosis #msk
Gaenslen's Test (Gaenslen's maneuver) for Sacroiliac Joint Injury

The patient dangles the symptomatic leg over the side
of the table, knee ... applies passive hip ... #hip #sacroiliitis ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Herpes zoster - HIV ... Repetitive strain injury ... Trauma • Crush injury ... lower #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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Osteomalacia • Rickets Hip ... JointHip Dysplasia ... Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Knee ... Syndrome (Chondromalacia ... Deformity #Limp #MSK
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... - Abscess - Tumor ... syphilis, and HIV ... : - Knife or bullet ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
pressure to the point ... heart because this maneuver ... • Syndrome caused ... tibia/fibula) and hip ... after an acute injury
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Neurologic deficit ... Neurologic injuries ... Check hip and ankle ... joints for associated ... #msk #clinical
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
and biologics (tumor ... nephrotic/nephritic syndrome ... insufficiency - Joints ... arthritis (especially knees ... and ankles) #HSP
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
left eye that had ... of this are tumors ... diagnosed with MS ... #PhysicalExam # ... ophthalmology #neurology