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Lumbar Spine X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Pedicles
 - Vertebral heights and end plates
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Lumbar Spine X-Ray ... end plates - Transverse ... #Spine #LSpine ... interpretation #radiology #diagnosis ... labeled #anatomy #msk
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... spine • Trauma ... spine Signs / ... #MSK #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings
 • Pain in lumbar area and gluteal region: (Dull, insidious
findings • Pain in lumbar ... Decr Lumbar lordosis ... column) • Late ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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acute lumbar disc ... Symptoms - Cauda ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... Differential Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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sensory • Before diagnosis ... mass compression, spinal ... stenosis, lumbar ... superior iliac spine ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
” Fusion of Lumbar ... Spine and SI Joints ... arthritis - (Reiter’s syndrome ... should have other symptoms ... Joint #Disorders #msk
Pace Maneuver for Piriformis Syndrome

With the patient's hips and needs flexed to 90 degrees, the patient
for Piriformis Syndrome ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... hip #lumbar #sciatica ... #msk #orthopedics
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
flattening the lumbar ... spine. ... flexes at the knee and ... #Contracture #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
to the entire spinal ... motor weakness (late ... sign) • Hand ... #Myelopathy #diagnosis ... #msk
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... clumsiness in hands ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk #orthopedics