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Patellofemoral Syndrome - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Knee Pain with possible symptoms of 'catching'
patellofemoral joint ... patellofemoral joint ... patellofemoral joint ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Acute Joint Pain ... , Infectious joint ... See inflammatory joint ... VitaminCD #Mnemonic #MSK ... #diagnosis #Causes
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
Chronic Joint Pain ... • Charcot Joint ... Chondromalacia - Joint ... • Charcot Joint ... Intraarticular #MSK
Hamate Fracture on Wrist X-Ray

- point tenderness over the hamate should raise suspicion for a fracture,
Wrist X-Ray - point ... , and if plain films ... and fractures with ... associated signs ... WristXRay #Radiology #MSK
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
pain, swelling, ... pain), especially ... Extra-articular signs ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... long bone) • ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK
Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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of wrist & MCP joint ... Small muscles of hand ... adduction) OK Sign ... flexion at IP joint ... finger at DIP joint
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... Pain - Diagnostic ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Reactive Arthritis
 • Inflammation of joints (commonly large joints)
    - Asymmetric Oligoarthritis: Joint
Oligoarthritis: Joint ... pain in a few joints ... ) - Large Joint ... keratotic lesions on hands ... #signs #symptoms
Spondylolysis & Spondylolisthesis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Pars interarticularis stress fracture (spondylolysis) - most frequently in the
interarticularis stress fracture ... of lumbosacral joint ... Spondylolisthesis #MSK ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms