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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... Medullaris Syndrome -> Trauma ... #Syndromes #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #msk #orthopedics
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Vascular Infectious Trauma ... - Multiple injury ... VitaminCD #Mnemonic #MSK ... #Orthopedics #differential ... #diagnosis #Causes
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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, acute carpal tunnel ... Colles #Distal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics ... #MSK
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Chemical injury ... Questions to Ask ... Unilateral or bilateral symptoms ... • Trauma?
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Finger deformity caused ... : Hyperflexion injury ... Mallet #Finger #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... are not caused ... Extrapulmonary: ankle ... anterior/posterior MSK ... #Management #Signs
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
direct blunt/force trauma ... onto the hand Symptoms ... compromise - Certain radiologic ... recommended if injury ... Hand #Metacarpal #Diagnosis
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... Syndrome • Syndrome caused ... days after an acute ... injury or after ... H/O antecedent trauma
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... angle closure ... with or without trauma ... - Traumatic injury ... differential #emergency #diagnosis
Morel-Lavallée Lesion - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Large, smoothly marginated, well-circumscribed mass along the medial myofascial
Radiology Imaging ... Case description ... Closed degloving injury ... Abscess: Absence of symptoms ... #diagnosis #msk