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Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
, POSTERIOR KNEE ... Neurologic deficit ... Neurologic injuries ... special ligament/meniscus ... Consider trauma/
Apley Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
Compression Test on Knee ... patient prone, the knee ... injury. ... for ligamentous injury ... #meniscus #Knee
McMurray Test for Meniscal Injury on Knee Examination

From knee flexion to extension, assess for snapping, clicking,
McMurray Test for Meniscal ... Injury on Knee ... Examination From knee ... McMurray #Test #Knee ... #meniscal
McMurray Test for Meniscal Injury on Knee Examination

From flexion to extension, assess for snapping, clicking, locking
McMurray Test for Meniscal ... Injury on Knee ... indicates lateral meniscus ... McMurray #Test #Knee ... #meniscal
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Thessaly Test for Knee ... Meniscal Tear ... Thessaly #Test #Knee ... #Meniscal #Injury
McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

With the patient lying supine, the examiner palpates the
McMurray's Test for Meniscal ... Tear on Knee Examination ... injury. ... #Tear #Meniscus ... #Knee #clinical
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
spinal artery injury ... function below injury ... below level of injury ... Medullaris Syndrome -> Trauma ... #orthopedics #neurology
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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Causes of Knee Effusions ... bearing after injury ... distal to the knee ... Ligamentous injuries - Meniscal ... injury - Intra-articulation
Apley Distraction Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
Distraction Test on Knee ... patient prone, the knee ... applied to the meniscus ... ligamentous rather than meniscal ... injury (seen with
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
Anterior Cord Syndrome:
 • Bilateral loss of motor, pain and temperature sensation below
below level of injury ... • Hyperflexion injury ... Hyperextension injury ... • Penetrating trauma ... Syndromes #Diagnosis #Neurology