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Cross Arm Test of the Acromioclavicular Joint (Scarf Test or Cross Body Adduction Test)

The cross arm
Cross Arm Test of ... acromioclavicular arthritis ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Pain - Differential ... Cross-arm shoulder ... extension after cross-arm ... #Pain #Differential ... #MSK
Scarf Test (Cross-Body / Cross-Arm Adduction Test) for Acromioclavicular Joint Integrity

The cross arm flexion test evaluates
/ Cross-Arm Adduction ... acromioclavicular arthritis ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... Lyme), reactive arthritis ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis ... Differential Diagnosis ... axial (spine, shoulders ... Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
nociceptors -> Pain ... in Rheumatoid arthritis ... > Stiffness is short-lived ... Comparison #Versus #MSK ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... differential #diagnosis ... lower #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gout (Gouty Arthritis ... ) - MSK Radiology ... These are CLASSIC ... • This case should ... Differential diagnosis
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
on POCUS IVDU ... with severe left shoulder ... pain. ... Diagnosis? ... clinical #ultrasound #MSK
O'Brien's Test - Labral Tear

To perform O'Brien's Test point the thumb down and flex the shoulder
O'Brien's Test point ... Adduct the arm across ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics