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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 ... better assess for joint ... Patellar Ballottement ... #Test #Knee #Effusion
Medial Approach Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Landmark 1/3 to 1/2 way from top of patella. Find
way from top of patella ... Find space under patella ... osteophytes & narrowed joint ... Injection #clinical #video ... physicalexam #procedure #msk
Evaluation of Suprapatellar Knee Effusion (normal knee) on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for knee effusions:
knee) on Point ... of Care Ultrasound ... joint, so scan ... proximal to the patella ... #MSK #POCUS #Clinical
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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JointHip Dysplasia ... Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Knee ... Chondromalacia Patellae ... Osgood-Schlatter Disease • Patella ... Deformity #Limp #MSK
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 ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... Intra-articulation fracture - Patellar ... #Effusions #causes ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Extreme Patellofemoral Joint Instability (PFJI)

In this video you can see an extreme rare case of bilateral
an extreme rare case ... from frank acute patellar ... 4️⃣core, and hip ... with recurrent patella ... #msk
Suprapatellar Knee Hemarthrosis on POCUS
Note the supra-patella plica separating the physiological knee fluid from the blood
Note the supra-patella ... joint proper. ... stock standard effusion ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk
Medial Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Injection of medial knee with intra-articular steroid. Find the inferior part
inferior part of patella ... Feel joint line ... Injection #clinical #video ... physicalexam #procedure #msk ... orthopedics #sports #rheumatology
The Bulge Sign in Knee Effusion

Highly specific sign for knee joint effusion. 
 - Stroke the
Knee Effusion ... for knee joint ... #Knee #Effusion ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #msk
Medial Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Knee injection medial approach -lying w knee flexed. Find post part
Find post part of patella ... to find room in joint ... Injection #clinical #video ... physicalexam #procedure #msk ... orthopedics #sports #rheumatology