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Evaluation of Suprapatellar Knee Effusion (normal knee) on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for knee effusions:
Ultrasound (POCUS ... ) POCUS for knee ... joint, so scan ... distal quadriceps tendon ... #MSK #POCUS #Clinical
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Fever/Chills/Joint ... Effusions - Septic ... Chikungunya - Herpes virus ... fracture - Patellar dislocation ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Retained piece of glass on MCP joint on POCUS
Piece of glass at MCP joint after closed
on POCUS Piece ... attached to extensor tendon ... RJonesSonoEM #glass #foreignbody ... #clinical #MSK ... #ultrasound
Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint Septic Arthritis on POCUS

IVDU with severe left shoulder pain.  Can fully range
Tender on top of ... AC joint septic ... AC joint septic ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #MSK
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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Infection • Septic ... Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Knee ... Patella (e.g., Tendon ... Rupture, Dislocation ... Deformity #Limp #MSK
Sewing Needle stuck in patellar tendon on POCUS

A 30yo pt presents with 2d of knee pain.
on POCUS A 30yo ... presents with 2d of knee ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #MSK ... #ForeignBody
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND ... to fibroadipose septa ... infrapatellar bursa of the knee ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK ... #POCUS #Atlas #
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Posterior Knee Dislocation ... hip and ankle joints ... internal rotation and varus ... -->>>> LINK TO ACL ... #Injury #msk #clinical