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Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
medial or lateral joint ... line pain, locking ... Knee #Meniscal #Injury ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Sacroiliac Distraction Test

The examiner applies downward and lateral pressure to the bilateral ASIS , the effect
anterior sacroiliac joint ... it reproduces pain ... indicating SI Joint ... #SIJoint #Joint ... #msk #sports #orthopedics
Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Chronic Shoulder Pain ... - Differential ... 4 tests for the ... AC joint: 1. ... #MSK
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Classification of PCL Iniuries
 • Partial: Translation <
Posterior Cruciate ... point is present ... posterolateral corner ... #MSK #Sports #pathophysiology ... classification #diagnosis
Gaenslen's Test (Gaenslen's maneuver) for Sacroiliac Joint Injury

The patient dangles the symptomatic leg over the side
for Sacroiliac Joint ... SIJ lesion if pain ... maneuver #Sacroiliac #Joint ... #Injury #SIJoint ... #physicalexam #msk
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Pain - Differential ... Pain • Viral ... Syphilis (Red/Copper ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
joint hinge joint ... Hyperextension injury ... fingertip) • Exam: Pain ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Acute Joint Pain ... Trauma - Multiple injury ... Fracture, Infectious joint ... See inflammatory joint ... #diagnosis #Causes
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
nociceptors -> Pain ... affects the knee hip ... > Stiffness is short-lived ... Comparison #Versus #MSK ... JointDisease #JointPain #Diagnosis
Posterolateral Corner (PLC) Injury - Posterolateral Drawer Test
Injury to the posterolateral corner (PLC) is difficult to
Posterolateral Drawer Test ... is difficult to diagnose ... and posterior cruciate ... #PhysicalExam #Sports ... Knee #Posterior #msk