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PV Card: Knee Injuries | Quick Reference Guide - Orthopedic injuries are commonly managed in the
cards written by a team ... from the 2015-16 ALiEM ... first two were on ankle ... fractures, patella ... Mary Haas #Diagnosis
ANKLE FRACTURES: Lauge-Hansen Classification 
- Describes position of foot and mechanism of injury. Fx
progresses from Stage
ANKLE FRACTURES: ... ) #Diagnosis # ... Orthopedics #Ankle ... #Fractures #Lauge ... Classification #ALiEM
Transient Patellar Dislocation - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Hyperintense marrow edema of the anterolateral femoral condyle
Dislocation - MSK ... : • Patella fracture ... Tear: Can be seen ... #Dislocation #patella ... #msk
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Posterior hip dislocation ... • Anterior hip dislocation ... injury -> Ligaments tear ... #msk #diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #orthopedics
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
associated avulsion fractures ... Discharge with orthopedic ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... Management #Hand #Orthopedics ... #MSK
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
in the lunate ("tea ... sit in lunate "tea ... radial styloid fracture ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Sports #MSK
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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- Differential Diagnosis ... (e.g., Tendon Rupture ... , Dislocation, Subluxation ... Deformity #Limp #MSK ... #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Tenosynovitis of the peroneal tendons due to hypertrophic peroneal tubercle
Imaging Findings:
 • Large volume ofT2-hyperintense fluid
non-displaced fracture ... Differential diagnosis ... subluxation/dislocation ... or tear ... #msk
Soft Tissue Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Septic
 • Septic Bursitis
 • Necrotizing Fasciitis
 • Septic
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Sprain • Dislocation ... /Muscle • Tendon ... SoftTissue #Lesions #MSK ... #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
distal pulses and Ankle ... Check hip and ankle ... >> LINK TO ACL TEARS ... trauma/vascular/orthopedic ... Posterior #Injury #msk