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Primary and Secondary Causes of Osteoporosis

Primary osteoporosis 
 - idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis 
 -  postmenopausal
Primary osteoporosis ... Cushing syndrome ... arthritis - osteogenesis ... Ehlers-Danlos syndrome ... - Marfan syndrome
Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
Rotator Cuff Syndrome ... supraspinatus tendinitis Signs ... Rotator #Cuff #Syndrome ... #orthopedics #diagnosis
Keratoconus: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Genetics
 • Family history of keratoconus
 • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
 • Down, Turner,
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome ... Turner, Marfan syndromes ... • Osteogenesis ... > Keratoconus Signs ... • Rizutti's Sign
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Prader-Willi Syndrome ... =>Prader-Willi Syndrome ... Signs/Symptoms ... mineral density and osteoporosis ... #PraderWilli #Syndrome
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... • Central Cord Syndrome ... Posterior Cord Syndrome ... pathophysiology #signs ... symptoms #msk #orthopedics
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
anterior sail sign ... can't make A-OK sign ... ), compartment syndrome ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
– compartment syndrome ... weeks Urgent orthopedics ... Overlying wounds or signs ... Management #Referral #Orthopedics
Short Bowel Syndrome - Acute and Chronic Adverse Signs and Symptoms of Ileal Resection
 • Dehydration
Short Bowel Syndrome ... Chronic Adverse Signs ... Bone Disease, Osteoporosis ... #ShortBowel #Syndrome ... #Signs #Symptoms
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Cushing's Syndrome ... • Osteopenia, osteoporosis ... #Cushings #Syndrome ... Hypercortisolism #Diagnosis #signs
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
 •
Patellofemoral Syndrome ... Spine/Stature • Osteoporosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics