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Isolated Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Feeling a "pop"
 • Acute
deep in knee • Instability ... giving out" • Inability ... few weeks but instability ... + Pivot Shift ... #MSK #Sports #pathophysiology
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
agnosia - Inability ... to differentiate ... 3) Acalculia - Inability ... without alexia) - Inability ... Traumatic Brain Injury
Pivot-Shift Test in ACL-deficient Knee

This patient has pathologic varus alignment across the knee and a chronic
Pivot-Shift Test ... reconstruction to restore stability ... #PivotShift #test ... #ACL #Knee #Injury ... Sports #Ortho #msk
Reverse Pivot Shift Test on Physical Exam

Dx: Posterolateral corner injury; but beware proximal tib/fib instability 

Kendall
Reverse Pivot Shift ... Test on Physical ... proximal tib/fib instability ... #Test #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #msk
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Mallet Finger Absence ... caused by disruption ... : Hyperflexion injury ... flexion due to inability ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Boyes' Test - Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Finger Examination

Evaluate the injured finger for flexion.
Inability to flex the
Boyes' Test - Flexor ... Evaluate the injured ... Inability to flex ... open_michigan #Boyes #Test ... video #sports #msk
Pivot Shift test for Knee Instability

The patient lies supine while the examiner grasps the leg by
Pivot Shift test ... for Knee Instability ... indicating likely ACL Injury ... #ACL #Knee #Injury ... #Orthopedics #msk
Chronic distal radiocubital instability.
The function of this joint is the rotation of the forearm or pronosupination,
distal radiocubital instability ... and synchronous work ... ARCD instability ... #radiocubital #instability ... #wrist #Wrist #msk
Webber Ankle Injury Classification

A: In a Supination-Adduction injury the fibula breaks first, with a fracture below
In more severe cases ... the talus can shift ... and easy way to differentiate ... These injuries are caused ... document the degree instability
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Repetitive strain injury ... Trauma • Crush injury ... Fever/chills - Inability ... lower #extremity #msk