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Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Symptoms of Joint Disease ... categories of joint disease ... #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #diagnosis
Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
Amsterdam Wrist ... pain after any ... Painful balottement test ... fracture #radiology #msk ... #orthopedics #diagnosis
Phalen's Test for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Phalen's test evaluates for carpal tunnel syndrome. 
Fully flex wrists and
Fully flex wrists ... Reproduction of pain ... Video via @open_michigan ... Tunnel #Syndrome #Wrist ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Phalen's Test for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Phalen's test evaluates for carpal tunnel syndrome. 
Fully flex wrists and
Fully flex wrists ... Reproduction of pain ... Tunnel #Syndrome #Wrist ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Ulnar Fovea Sign Test for Fovea Disruption

Useful for patients with pain along the ulnar aspect of
Ulnar Fovea Sign Test ... patients with pain ... if pain is elicited ... #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #msk
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
functional deficit and arthritis ... to distal ulna, pain ... with wrist flexion ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Sports #MSK
Radiocarpal Wrist Injection

Radiocarpal wrist injection. Often swelling is more prominent in inflammatory arthritis on radial side
in inflammatory arthritis ... Injection #clinical #video ... physicalexam #procedure #msk ... #orthopedics #sports ... #rheumatology
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint Pain ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Polyarticular Join Pain ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK ... #Algorithm #Orthopedics
The Shuck Test for Scapholunate Instability

The Shuck test assesses for scapholunate instability. 
With the wrist flexed,
Pain over the dorsum ... of the wrist is ... Video via @open_michigan ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint Pain ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Orthopedics