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Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
and PIP joints ... fingertip) • Exam: Pain ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hand #Orthopedics ... #MSK
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
ED Management: Pain ... Finger #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hand #Orthopedics ... #MSK
Lumbar Spine X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Pedicles
 - Vertebral heights and end plates
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end plates - Transverse ... - Sacro-iliac joints ... Spine #LSpine #XRay ... interpretation #radiology #diagnosis ... labeled #anatomy #msk
Patellofemoral Syndrome - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Knee Pain with possible symptoms of 'catching'
Anterior Knee Pain ... kneeling worsens pain ... of flexion • Xray ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #msk
Pace Maneuver for Piriformis Syndrome

With the patient's hips and needs flexed to 90 degrees, the patient
and needs flexed ... patient abducts and ... positive if there is pain ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Hamate Fracture on Wrist X-Ray

- point tenderness over the hamate should raise suspicion for a fracture,
on Wrist X-Ray ... - point tenderness ... if plain films ... WristXRay #Radiology #MSK ... #Orthopedics
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Chondrodysplasia Neurologic ... joints • Decr ... Pain • Valgus ... symptoms #signs #diagnosis ... #msk
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Pain - Differential ... Pain • Viral ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK ... #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... = Worry about late ... - parvovirus, HIV ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #differential #diagnosis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
pain, swelling, ... pain), especially ... Swelling notable on Xray ... esp carpal, MCP, PIP ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis