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Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
joint needs to ... Finger deformity caused ... joint, maintain ... Discharge with orthpedic ... Management #Hand #Orthopedics
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
PIP joints are ... and PIP joints ... joint hinge joint ... Discharge with orthopedic ... Management #Hand #Orthopedics
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... predispose to other orthopedic ... common sites: hip ... BrighamChiefs #Bone #Joint ... #hematology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... ): • Septic joint ... Like in this case ... - parvovirus, HIV ... #rheumatology #
Arthritis of the Hand - Arthritis Patterns

Osteoarthritis:
• Osteoarthritis of the hand usually involves the DIP and
and PIP joints, ... and MCP joints, ... joints ... joints commonly ... hand #diagnosis #rheumatology
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... Viral: HSV, EBV, HIV ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Polyarticular Join ... rash) • Primary HIV ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
Because we saw him ... within two weeks of his ... Here, we show his ... dr.dold.md #Varus #StressTest ... PhysicalExam #Sports #Orthopedics
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Pathology of the Hip ... • Congenital hip ... joints • Decr ... • Sacroiliac Joint ... pathophysiology #causes
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Acute Joint Pain ... Fracture, Infectious joint ... See inflammatory joint ... Mnemonic #MSK #Orthopedics ... differential #diagnosis #Causes