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Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... Conditions: • Cauda Equina ... Syndrome - Low ... stopping walking (vascular ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... stenosis/nerve compression ... • Iliotibial band ... #lower #extremity ... #msk #physicalexam
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 ... due to severe compression ... Differential Diagnosis ... lumbar stenosis • Vascular ... #diagnosis #causes
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
injury, often from vascular ... ->Cord compression ... lower motor neuron ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... signs #symptoms #msk
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... spasticity • Lower ... roots -> Cauda equina ... Vascular/Blockage ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
extremities than in lower ... sensations, small band ... types) • Cauda Equina ... multiradicular pain, leg ... #diagnosis #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Weakness - Lower ... caused by: - Compression ... involvement Cauda Equina ... multiradicular pain - Leg ... #differential #diagnosis
Ober's Test for TFL/ITB Inflammation

With the patient in the lateral position, affected side up.  The
hip, then slowly lowers ... the leg towards ... Test #Iliotibial #Band ... #Syndrome #ITBand ... knee #clinical #video