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Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential ... Brucellosis - Viruses: HIV ... Ligamentous injuries - Meniscal ... fracture - Patellar dislocation ... #diagnosis #msk
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Posterior Knee Dislocation ... that needs unique approach ... nerve injury (25%) TEST ... Check hip and ankle ... special ligament/meniscus
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
trauma (e.g., meniscal ... tears) • Congenital ... e.g., congenital hip ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #workup #differential