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Arthritis of the Hand - Arthritis Patterns

Osteoarthritis:
• Osteoarthritis of the hand usually involves the DIP and
Hand - Arthritis ... and PIP joints, ... • XRAY: joint-space ... MCP and PIP joints ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
tender DIP joint ... Finger #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hand #Orthopedics ... #MSK
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Pain - Differential ... rash) • Primary HIV ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint ... Heberden's nodes (DIP ... nodes (PIP joints ... #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... JointHip Dysplasia ... Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Knee ... Deformity #Limp #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
and PIP joints ... IPJoint #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hand #Orthopedics ... #MSK
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... of hands/feet, ... knees, shoulders ... marker Imaging: • XRay ... #rheumatology
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Arthritis ... joints • Decr ... Valgus position of knee ... symptoms #signs #diagnosis ... #msk
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
• Inflammatory arthritis ... e.g., congenital hip ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis