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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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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential ... Intra-articulation fracture ... - Patellar dislocation ... diagnosis #msk #
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain - Differential ... Trauma to Vessel (dislocation ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential # ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Double Vision - Differential ... symptoms suggest a mass ... as the cause ... Cataract/Lens Dislocation ... Orbital Floor Fracture
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Greater Trochanter Fracture ... • Hip dislocation ... Valgus position of knee ... pathophysiology #causes ... signs #diagnosis #msk
Prior anterior glenohumeral joint dislocation with Hill-Sachs fracture and Perthes lesion
Imaging Findings:
 • The arrow is
glenohumeral joint dislocation ... Case description ... of anterior GH dislocations ... surgical repair Differential ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Posterior Knee Dislocation ... Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE ... : ~25% cases. ... the_resuscitationist #Knee ... #Injury #msk #clinical
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Leg Pain: • Fracture ... Hepatitis • Hematoma ... #Leg #pain #differential ... lower #extremity #msk
Humeral Avulsion of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL)
 • Imaging Findings:
 • Large defect of the
HAGL) can be a cause ... anterior shoulder dislocation ... Differential diagnosis ... BHAGL): Avulsion fracture ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
Soft Tissue Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Septic
 • Septic Bursitis
 • Necrotizing Fasciitis
 • Septic
Tissue Lesions - Differential ... • Sprain • Dislocation ... SoftTissue #Lesions #MSK ... #Differential # ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Transient Patellar Dislocation - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Hyperintense marrow edema of the anterolateral femoral condyle
- MSK Radiology ... injury of the knee ... Differential diagnosis ... #patella #knee ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk