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Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
warm, swollen, tender ... OA *Always do arthrocentesis ... patient had a prosthetic ... Worry about late prosthetic ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Dorsal Foot Corticosteroid Injection

Uncommon dorsum of foot injection. Try to move fluid in tendon to see
Dorsal Foot Corticosteroid ... move fluid in tendon ... foot #Injection #clinical ... physicalexam #procedure #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
of hypoechoic spots ... in a transverse/short ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK ... #POCUS #Atlas # ... Clinical #Radiology
Complete achilles tendon rupture on POCUS

Patient with posterior ankle pain playing sports. Complete achilles tendon rupture.
rupture on POCUS ... ankle pain playing sports ... #rupture #POCUS ... #Complete #clinical ... #msk #ultrasound
Biceps Tendon Rupture and Hematoma on Point or Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Anticoagulated guy bruises to arm and
Biceps Tendon Rupture ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... Hematoma #Rupture #POCUS ... #Ultrasound #clinical ... #MSK #Sports
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
on POCUS IVDU ... Tender on top of ... Arthrocentesis-64K ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #MSK
Osteomyelitis / Septic Arthritis on POCUS

A diabetic adult presents with pain and fever at this site.
Osteomyelitis / Septic Arthritis ... on POCUS A diabetic ... overlying effusion and tendon ... #clinical #POCUS ... #ultrasound #msk
Calf Muscle Hematoma on POCUS

50 year old male playing tennis felt a pop in his leg.
Muscle Hematoma on POCUS ... tear vs Peroneus tendon ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk #orthopedics ... #sports #labeled
Pectoralis Major Tear on POCUS

Interestingly, although sonographically they often appear to present at the MTJ, they
Major Tear on POCUS ... of one of the tendon ... PectoralisMajor #Tear #POCUS ... #MSK #Ultrasound ... #Clinical #Sports
Ankle Tendonitis on POCUS

A well-appearing  patient presents with lateral ankle pain that is worse with
Tendonitis on POCUS ... On POCUS the tendon ... Ankle #Tendonitis #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk #sports