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Patellar Ballottement Test for Knee Effusion on Physical Examination

With the patient supine, the leg can be
Patellar Ballottement ... Test for Knee Effusion ... assess for joint effusion ... felt, a larger effusion ... #Effusion #PhysicalExam
Pre-patellar Bursitis on POCUS

- Dr. Lebret Yannick @ardoukoba40

#Prepatellar #Bursitis #POCUS #Knee #Ultrasound #Sports #Radiology #MSK #Clinical
Pre-patellar Bursitis ... Bursitis #POCUS #Knee ... #Ultrasound #Sports ... #Radiology #MSK ... #Clinical #Effusion
Evaluation of Suprapatellar Knee Effusion (normal knee) on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for knee effusions:
Effusion (normal ... of Care Ultrasound ... effusions: remember ... proximal to the patella ... Suprapatellar #Bursa #Effusion
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 ... Effusion Red Flags ... injuries - Meniscal ... Intra-articulation fracture - Patellar ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Suprapatellar Knee Hemarthrosis on POCUS
Note the supra-patella plica separating the physiological knee fluid from the blood
Suprapatellar Knee ... Note the supra-patella ... stock standard effusion ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk