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Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... 3) Number of Joints ... weight-bearing joints ... Number of Joints ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Pathogenesis and Joint ... poly-articular joint ... Joint involvement ... Swelling notable on Xray ... space decr joint
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
Interphalangeal Joint ... Interphalangeal joint ... • PIP joints are ... #Radiology #XRay ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Fibula Giant Cell Tumor - Ankle X-Ray 
Expansile lytic lesion in the epiphysis of the fibula
Tumor - Ankle X-Ray ... fibula abutting the joint ... #Tumor #Ankle #XRay ... clinical #radiology #msk
Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Articular: Infectious, Degenerative, Inflammatory
Non-articular: Localized, General

#Joint #Pain #Differential #Diagnosis #MSK #algorithm
Joint Pain - Differential ... Localized, General #Joint ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK ... #algorithm
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
function of the DIP joint ... distal to the DIP joint ... and tender DIP joint ... Finger #Radiology #XRay ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Joint Disorders ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Lumbar Spine and SI Joints ... @AmyChung #Joint ... #Disorders #msk
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): X-ray features
 • Soft tissue swelling (best seen by comparing left & right
arthritis (RA): X-ray ... together) • Joint ... closer to the joints ... ) • Joint Subluxations ... (Joint deformities
Lumbar Spine X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Pedicles
 - Vertebral heights and end plates
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Lumbar Spine X-Ray ... - Sacro-iliac joints ... Spine #LSpine #XRay ... labeled #anatomy #msk
Patellofemoral Syndrome - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Knee Pain with possible symptoms of 'catching'
patellofemoral joint ... patellofemoral joint ... of flexion • Xray ... patellofemoral joint ... signs #symptoms #msk