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McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

With the patient lying supine, the examiner palpates the
McMurray's Test ... joint line while ... #Test #Meniscal ... #Knee #clinical ... #physicalexam #msk
McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

The McMurray's test evaluates for meniscal tear.
With the patient
McMurray's Test ... for Meniscal Tear ... for meniscal tear ... clunk indicates a meniscal ... #Test #Meniscal
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
• Ligament • Bone ... present both at rest ... trauma (e.g., meniscal ... the subchondral bone ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology
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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Fever/Chills/Joint ... Ligamentous injuries - Meniscal ... fracture - Patellar dislocation ... - Aneurysmal bone ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
nerve injury (25%) TEST ... hip and ankle joints ... lachmans, posterior drawers ... special ligament/meniscus ... Posterior #Injury #msk