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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... clumsiness in hands ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Repetitive strain injury ... Trauma • Crush injury ... Hair loss- feet and ... lower #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
Squeeze Test for Syndesmotic Injury

The squeeze test evaluates for a syndesmotic ankle injury. With the foot
a syndesmotic ankle ... injury. ... dorsiflexed, the tibia and ... #leg #ankle #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
L2, L3, L4 • Ankle ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... bilateral leg paresis ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... #physicalexam
Kleiger's Test for Syndesmotic Injury

Kleiger's evaluates for a syndesmotic injury. 
With the knee fixed, the foot
for Syndesmotic Injury ... a syndesmotic injury ... is dorsiflexed and ... #leg #ankle #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk
Gaenslen's Test (Gaenslen's maneuver) for Sacroiliac Joint Injury

The patient dangles the symptomatic leg over the side
Test (Gaenslen's maneuver ... Sacroiliac Joint Injury ... stabilizes the pelvis and ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Posteromedial Impingement Syndrome (POMI) on POCUS 
Postero-Medial Impingement Syndrome #POMI following ankle inversion injury - Thickening
(POMI) on POCUS ... POMI following ankle ... inversion injury ... - Thickening and ... #POCUS #msk #ultrasound
McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

With the patient lying supine, the examiner palpates the
while manipulating and ... from the ankle/ ... indicate a meniscal injury ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Neurologic deficit ... Neurologic injuries ... Check hip and ankle ... Compartment syndrome ... #msk #clinical
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Locked-in syndrome ... Awareness • Injury ... wrists clenched; legs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose