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McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

With the patient lying supine, the examiner palpates the
Tear on Knee Examination ... joint line while ... Pain, clicking, ... #Tear #Meniscus ... #orthopedics #sports
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Test for Knee Meniscal ... Tear The test ... line pain, locking ... Thessaly #Test #Knee #Meniscal ... #Injury #Tear #
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Test for Knee Meniscal ... Tear The test ... line pain, locking ... Thessaly #Test #Knee #Meniscal ... #Injury #Tear #
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Test for Knee Meniscal ... Tear The test ... line pain, locking ... Thessaly #Test #Knee #Meniscal ... #Injury #Tear #
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 ... evaluates for meniscal ... tear. ... clunk indicates a meniscal ... McMurrays #Test #Meniscal
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Pain History ... : • Acute or chronic ... trauma (e.g., meniscal ... tears) • Congenital ... #differential #diagnosis
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
nociceptors -> Pain ... in Rheumatoid arthritis ... tend to bear the ... > Stiffness is short-lived ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Ear Pain (Otalgia ... originates from the ear ... , sparing the ear ... Temporomandibular joint ... vision or black spots
Differential Diagnosis of Acute Arthritis

Crystal-induced arthritis: Calcium oxalate, gout, cholesterol, pseudogout, hydroxyapatite crystals

Infectious arthritis: Bacteria, fungi,
Differential Diagnosis ... of Acute Arthritis ... hyperlipoproteinemia,* meniscal ... tear Systemic ... #Differential #Acute
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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- Differential Diagnosis ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... pain/Night sweats ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... Ligamentous injuries - Meniscal