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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
Apley Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
Compression Test on Knee ... patient prone, the knee ... examiner applies an axial ... #orthopedics #msk ... #sports
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