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Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Thessaly Test for Knee ... medial or lateral joint ... Thessaly #Test #Knee ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Medial Approach Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Landmark 1/3 to 1/2 way from top of patella. Find
Medial Approach Knee ... osteophytes & narrowed joint ... Janetbirdope #Medial #Knee ... physicalexam #procedure #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Osteoarthritis (OA): X-ray features 
 - Joint space narrowing (least specific)
 - Subchondral Cysts (pockets of
features - Joint ... bone deposits/spurs ... surrounding the joint ... directly under the areas ... findings #Clinical #knee
Baker's Cyst on POCUS
Very unusual ,6 years boy with a Baker cyst !!! No flow and
Baker's Cyst on POCUS ... connected to the knee ... joint. ... #clinical #knee ... #ultrasound #msk
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
and Degenerative joint ... Inflammatory Joint ... commonly affects the knee ... > Stiffness is short-lived ... Comparison #Versus #MSK
Evaluation of Suprapatellar Knee Effusion (normal knee) on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for knee effusions:
) on Point of Care ... Ultrasound (POCUS ... ) POCUS for knee ... joint, so scan ... #MSK #POCUS #Clinical
Discoid Lateral Meniscus on Knee Physical Exam (watch the lateral joint line)

By Clayton Nuelle, MD @NuelleSportsMD

#Discoid
Lateral Meniscus on Knee ... watch the lateral joint ... #orthopedics #msk ... #sports #knee
Discoid Lateral Meniscus on Knee Physical Exam (watch the lateral joint line)

By Clayton Nuelle, MD @NuelleSportsMD

#Discoid
Lateral Meniscus on Knee ... watch the lateral joint ... #orthopedics #msk ... #sports #knee
Baker's Cyst on POCUS 
63yo w p/w pain and swelling behind knee.  Probe on knee
Baker's Cyst on POCUS ... Probe on knee crease ... outpouching from joint ... intraarticular joint ... #clinical #msk
The Bulge Sign in Knee Effusion

Highly specific sign for knee joint effusion. 
 - Stroke the
Bulge Sign in Knee ... joint effusion ... aspect of the joint ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports