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Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... tests for the AC joint ... #Pain #Differential ... #MSK
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
medial or lateral joint ... line pain, locking ... Knee #Meniscal #Injury ... #msk #orthopedics ... #sports
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
: Hyperflexion injury ... ED Management: Pain ... Mallet #Finger #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
dislocated major joint ... Dislocation #Anterior #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #Sports ... #MSK
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
Hyperextension injury ... fingertip) • Exam: Pain ... Dislocation #IPJoint #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Acute Joint Pain ... Trauma - Multiple injury ... VitaminCD #Mnemonic #MSK ... #Orthopedics #differential ... #diagnosis #Causes
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Pain - Differential ... Pain • Viral ... rash) • Primary HIV ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... - parvovirus, HIV ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
injury (i.e. post ... pain • Incr Shoulder ... painShoulder ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... stages #staging #msk
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... common sites: hip ... , shoulder ... • Differentiate ... #diagnosis #causes