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Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... Brucellosis - Viruses: HIV ... Osteoarthritis - Overuse syndrome ... Reactive Syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Patellofemoral Syndrome - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Knee Pain with possible symptoms of 'catching'
Patellofemoral Syndrome ... findings • Anterior Knee ... • Secondary effusion ... joint with MRI effusion ... signs #symptoms #msk
Evaluation of Suprapatellar Knee Effusion (normal knee) on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for knee effusions:
Effusion (normal ... of Care Ultrasound ... effusions: remember ... Suprapatellar #Bursa #Effusion ... #MSK #POCUS #Clinical
Mytomes - Segmental Innervation of Muscles
Shoulder	Abduction	C5	Axillary Nerve
Shoulder	Adduction	C6-C8	Thoracodorsal Nerve
Elbow	Flexion	C5	Musculocutaneous Nerve
Elbow	Extension	C7	Radial Nerve
Wrist	Extension	C6	Radial Nerve
Fingers	Flexion	C8	Median Nerve
Fingers	Abduction	T1	Ulnar Nerve
Hip	Flexion	L2	Nerve to Psoas
Hip	Extension	S1	Inferior Gluteal
T1 Ulnar Nerve Hip ... Gluteal Nerve Hip ... Gluteal Nerve Knee ... Tibial Nerve Knee ... #MuscleGroups #MSK
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Thomas' Test for Hip ... Test assesses for hip ... One hip is maximally ... flexes at the knee ... video #sports #msk
Pace Maneuver for Piriformis Syndrome

With the patient's hips and needs flexed to 90 degrees, the patient
for Piriformis Syndrome ... the patient's hips ... Test #Piriformis #Syndrome ... #physicalexam #hip ... lumbar #sciatica #msk
Bulge Sign on Knee Exam - Useful for identifying small knee effusions.

Dr. Janet Pope @Janetbirdope

#Bulge #Sign
Bulge Sign on Knee ... identifying small knee ... effusions. ... #Effusion #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #MSK
Bulge Sign on Knee Exam - Useful for identifying small knee effusions.

Dr. Janet Pope @Janetbirdope

#Bulge #Sign
Bulge Sign on Knee ... identifying small knee ... effusions. ... #Effusion #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #MSK
Hip Effusion on POCUS

Dr. Ash Mukherjee @EM_VATA

#Hip #Effusion #POCUS #clinical #ultrasound #msk
Hip Effusion on ... Mukherjee @EM_VATA #Hip ... #Effusion #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk
Pivot-Shift Test in ACL-deficient Knee

This patient has pathologic varus alignment across the knee and a chronic
ACL-deficient Knee ... alignment across the knee ... HTO) to correct his ... stability to the knee ... Sports #Ortho #msk