5 results
Tibiotalar Ankle Effusion Evaluation on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for ankle effusions: position the ankle
Tibiotalar Ankle ... of Care Ultrasound ... : position the ankle ... fluid in the tibiotalar ... #POCUS #MSK #Clinical
Talus Fracture on POCUS
Athlete with hard landing on one foot, pain and tenderness over dorsum of
Talus Fracture on POCUS ... of foot distal to ... tibiotalar joint ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #MSK #ankle
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