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Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Acute Joint Pain ... injury sites, Open Fracture ... Mnemonic #MSK #Orthopedics ... #differential #diagnosis ... #Causes
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 ... prompt outpatient orthopedics ... associated signs ... Radiology #MSK #Orthopedics
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
"pooping duck sign ... "pooping duck sign ... to distal ulna, pain ... ED Management: Pain ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
 -
Vascular Joint Pain ... - Differential Diagnosis ... long bone) • ... #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
dislocated major joint ... can't make A-OK sign ... Management: Simple, pain ... Splint: Posterior long ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
Chronic Joint Pain ... - Differential Diagnosis ... e.g„ Myofascial Pain ... #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
- Pain along ulnar ... weeks Urgent orthopedics ... Overlying wounds or signs ... Hand #Metacarpal #Diagnosis ... Management #Referral #Orthopedics
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
anterior sail sign ... distal radioulnar joint ... ED Management: Pain ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Absence of a fracture ... Finger deformity caused ... ED Management: Pain ... Discharge with orthpedic ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Galeazzi Fracture 
Fracture of distal radial shaft with distal radial-ulnar joint disruption. Remember “MUGR” to recall
will be obvious; signs ... ED Management: Pain ... Splint: Posterior long ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics