3 results
Purulent Ankle Joint on POCUS
Young patient 2 weeks status post ORIF of ankle fracture presents with
Purulent Ankle Joint ... of the ankle joint ... #Joint #POCUS # ... #msk #infected ... #pus #abscess #tibiotalar
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
POCUS revealed joint ... Ankle block with ... MSU crystals=Gout ... POCUS for the win ... #ultrasound #MSK
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
deposition in joints ... • Great toe ( ... include forefoot, ankles ... Uncertain diagnosis or arthrocentesis ... not possible • Ultrasound