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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 ... #pain #differential ... lower #extremity #msk
Kleiger's Test for Syndesmotic Injury

Kleiger's evaluates for a syndesmotic injury. 
With the knee fixed, the foot
Kleiger's Test for Syndesmotic ... evaluates for a syndesmotic ... Kleigers #Test #Syndesmotic ... #Injury #leg #ankle ... video #sports #msk
Squeeze Test for Syndesmotic Injury

The squeeze test evaluates for a syndesmotic ankle injury. With the foot
Squeeze Test for Syndesmotic ... evaluates for a syndesmotic ... Squeeze #Test #Syndesmotic ... #Injury #leg #ankle ... video #sports #msk
Spiral fracture of the distal tibial shaft with 90 degrees of lateral angulation (so the lateral
projection of the leg ... Ankle syndesmosis
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Daytime Sleepiness - Differential ... Apnea • Restless Legs ... Parkinson's, MS) ... • Medications (Eg ... Fatigue #Sleepiness #Differential
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
paralysis) in both legs ... loss of normal leg ... disturbance in both legs ... disturbance in legs ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
Lumbago) - Common Differential ... radiate into lower leg ... along L5 (lateral leg ... S1 (posterior leg ... BackPain #Lumbago #Differential
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Externally Rotated Leg ... • Shortened leg ... Internally Rotated Leg ... down affected leg ... FemoralHead #Fractures #msk
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
adductus, Bow leg ... VitaminCD #Mnemonic #MSK ... #Orthopedics #differential
Posterior Ankle Impingement (Os Trigonum) Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Os trigonum which has marrow
Trigonum) Syndrome - MSK ... hallucis longus Differential ... : • Posterior syndesmotic ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk