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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Loss of pain and ... Syndrome ->Cord ... clumsiness in hands ... rectal reflex. ... signs #symptoms #msk
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... ., poliovirus, syphilis ... rectum - Impotence ... rectal sphincter ... #differential #diagnosis
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Claudication) - Cold ... Marfan's Syndrome ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
Incomplete spinal cord ... syndromes (ISCS ... lesion of cervical cord ... Medullaris - Bladder or rectal ... #diagnosis #neurology
Principal patterns of loss of sensation.
 (a) Thalamic lesion: sensory loss throughout opposite side (rare).
dissociated', i.e. pain ... Brown—Séquard syndrome ... spinothalamic (pain ... MS: loss of proprioception ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Syphilis - Clinical ... Genitalia, oropharynx, rectum ... Albuminuria, nephrotic syndrome ... ulcerated • MSK ... #stages #diagnosis
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: Pathogenesis, clinical, and radiographic findings

Trauma, Fall on, outstretched arm, Overhead throwing => Abduction
Posterosuperior humeral head rests ... capsule or bone -> Pain ... #Dislocation #Diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #pathophysiology
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
onto outstretched hand ... ), compartment syndrome ... ED Management: Pain ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Proximal #MSK
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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Differential Diagnosis ... : • Spinal cord ... spondylitis • Tethered cord ... - decreased rectal ... #differential #diagnosis
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... • Diagnosis: ... - Intense pain ... days, the local pain ... loss of spinal cord