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Osteoarthritis (OA): Clinical findings
 • Stimulation of joint nociceptors in subchondral bone -> Pain with loading
Stimulation of joint ... Disruption of normal ... joint architecture ... • Impaction of osteophyte ... with normal joint
Pseudogout: pathogenesis and clinical findings
 - Idiopathic (vast majority of cases) -> Mechanism unknown
 - Familial
crystals from joints ... and/or x-ray - CPPD ... warm, swollen joint ... sclerosis & cysts, joint ... narrowing, and osteophytes
Osteoarthritis (OA): X-ray features 
 - Joint space narrowing (least specific)
 - Subchondral Cysts (pockets of
features - Joint ... cartilage) - Osteophytes ... (Abnormal bone ... surrounding the joint
This is what a shoulder dislocation looks like on US before and after reduction. Focus on
Focus on the joint ... EM_RESUS #Clinical #POCUS ... #MSK #Shoulder
How to Use Point-of-Care Ultrasound to Identify Shoulder Dislocation #Clinical #Diagnosis #POCUS #MSK #POCUS #Shoulder #Dislocation
How to Use Point-of-Care ... Clinical #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #MSK #POCUS #Shoulder
Medial Approach Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Landmark 1/3 to 1/2 way from top of patella. Find
horizontal to avoid osteophytes ... & narrowed joint ... physicalexam #procedure #msk
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
dislocation is usually dorsal ... attaches to the dorsal ... attaches to the dorsal ... deformity (if dorsal ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Low Ankle Sprain: Pathomechanics and Clinical Findings

Grading Ligament Sprains
l: Minimal ligament disruption, mild swelling & tenderness,
to detectable joint ... rarely injured • Osteophytes ... LowAnkleSprain #Sports #MSK
Talus Fracture on POCUS
Athlete with hard landing on one foot, pain and tenderness over dorsum of
Talus Fracture on POCUS ... to tibiotalar joint ... POCUS showed talus ... Talus #Fracture #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #MSK
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gouty Arthritis) - MSK ... interphalangeal joint ... with joint-space ... - **MSK rads ... Arthritides (RA, CPPD