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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Joint Causes of Leg ... Skin Causes of Leg ... Trauma • Crush injury ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... • Central Cord Syndrome ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... symptoms #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology
Anterior Drawer Test for PCL Injury on Knee Examination

The patient lays supine with the knee approximately
Injury on Knee ... patient's toes to stabilize ... the leg while applying ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #msk
Posterior Drawer Test for PCL Injury on Knee Examination

The patient lays supine with the knee approximately
Injury on Knee ... patient's toes to stabilize ... the leg while applying ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #msk
Squeeze Test for Syndesmotic Injury

The squeeze test evaluates for a syndesmotic ankle injury. With the foot
for Syndesmotic Injury ... a syndesmotic ankle ... injury. ... #leg #ankle #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
L2, L3, L4 • Ankle ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... and bilateral leg ... sensory #motor #leg ... #physicalexam
Kleiger's Test for Syndesmotic Injury

Kleiger's evaluates for a syndesmotic injury. 
With the knee fixed, the foot
for Syndesmotic Injury ... a syndesmotic injury ... #Syndesmotic #Injury ... #leg #ankle #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Pivot Shift test for Knee Instability

The patient lies supine while the examiner grasps the leg by
test for Knee Instability ... examiner grasps the leg ... Injury. ... clinical #video #PhysicalExam ... #Sports #Orthopedics
McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

With the patient lying supine, the examiner palpates the
and rotating the leg ... from the ankle/ ... meniscus, the leg ... meniscus, the leg ... #msk #orthopedics
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Neurologic deficit ... Neurologic injuries ... (less common) 4 ... -->>>> LINK TO ACL ... trauma/vascular/orthopedic