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Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
disruption (may be bony ... tender DIP joint ... ED Management: Pain ... Finger #Radiology #XRay ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... predispose to other orthopedic ... common sites: hip ... XR, MRI to dx and ... #Joint #Pain #SickleCell
Medial Approach Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Landmark 1/3 to 1/2 way from top of patella. Find
area to inject and ... osteophytes & narrowed joint ... physicalexam #procedure #msk ... #orthopedics #sports ... #rheumatology
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Pain - Differential ... Pain • Viral ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... - parvovirus, HIV ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup #differential
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
PIP joints are ... and PIP joints ... fingertip) • Exam: Pain ... IPJoint #Radiology #XRay ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
 •
Bone Deformity / ... JointHip Dysplasia ... Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Knee ... Deformity #Limp #MSK ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
Chronic Joint Pain ... - Differential ... , Iliotiibial Band ... Intraarticular #MSK ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
• Ligament • Bone ... e.g., congenital hip ... the subchondral bone ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential
Lateral Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Lateral knee IA steroid injection. Hint - the fat pads below
right where medial and ... lateral joint spaces ... physicalexam #procedure #msk ... #orthopedics #sports ... #rheumatology