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Lumbar Central Canal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No CSF effacement 
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effacement of CSF; cauda ... Aggregation of cauda ... Lumbar #Central #Spinal ... #Stenosis #Spine ... Radiology #MSK #MRI
Cauda Equina Syndrome:

Top tips to save your arse (and your patient’s!)

1. Suspect? Investigate. If CES (threatened,
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Emergency MRI. . ... Don’t call spinal ... first, unless MRI ... DrLindaDykes #Cauda
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Overview Cauda ... Symptoms - Cauda ... perianal region (S2-S4 ... Imaging studies: • MRI
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Spinal Cord Injury ... Nerve Root Levels Spinal ... Femoral Condyle Knee ... Ankle Dorsiflexion Knee ... Bulbocavernosus S3/S4
Lumbar stenosis guide we created to implement consistent radiology reporting across our multi-hospital network. 
Lumbar Central
effacement of CSF; cauda ... Aggregation of cauda ... MarkMamloukMD #Lumbar #Spinal ... #Stenosis #Spine ... Radiology #MSK #MRI
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Reflexes: • Knee ... Conditions: • Cauda ... compression • Spinal ... - Narrowing of spinal
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Neoplasm in lumbar spine ... etc) in lumbar spine ... suspected, immediate MRI
Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
Interesting knee ... An MRI confirmed ... corner (PLC) of the knee ... rupture and our final ... #Orthopedics #Knee
Meniscal tear grading. The schematic diagrams on the top depict meniscal tear grades with corresponding sagittal
corresponding sagittal MR ... linear increased signal ... III, abnormal signal ... diagnosis #radiology #knee ... #MRI #Radiology
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
hyperintense fluid-signal ... intrinsic intermediate signal ... • MRI is more sensitive ... Schlatter #Disease #Knee ... patella #clinical #mri