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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Pain: • Fracture ... Patellofemoral pain syndrome ... • Shin splints ... differential #diagnosis #lower ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
Orthopedic Splints ... Lower Limb and Pelvis ... of ankle joint/leg ... skeletal traction of lower ... Plasters #Frames #Orthopedics
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
– compartment syndrome ... with ulnar gutter splint ... weeks Urgent orthopedics ... #Boxers #Fracture ... Management #Referral #Orthopedics
Salter Harris Physeal Injury Classification

S - Straight through - Type I - Separation through the physis
A
metaphyses L - Lower ... - Type III - Fracture ... line goes below ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Orthopedics #Types
Orthopedic Fracture Classification - Pelvic and Lower Limbs
Letournel Classification Acetabular Fractures:
 • Simple Types: Anterior column,
Orthopedic Fracture ... Classification - Pelvic and Lower ... no associated split ... Classification #Pelvic #Lower ... #Limbs #Orthopedics
Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
Pediatric Primitive ... Abruptly lower the ... Ages #Timeline #Pediatrics ... Diagnosis #Neurology #PhysicalExam ... Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
Framework for Lower ... Unilateral Lower ... Neoplasm Bilateral Lower ... unilateral #Bilateral #Lower ... #Extremity #PhysicalExam
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... and bilateral leg ... such as fibular fracture ... #physicalexam
Tone - Leg Recoil on Physical Exam
To test leg recoil, the legs are fully flexed on
Tone - Leg Recoil ... Exam To test leg ... #Leg #Recoil #Lower ... tone #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #video #peds #pediatrics
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... • Central Cord Syndrome ... Mixed upper and lower ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... symptoms #msk #orthopedics