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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
> Anterior spinal ... often from vascular ... #Syndromes #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #signs ... symptoms #msk #orthopedics
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Avulsion or shearing injury ... -> Ligaments tear ... onto lateral hip Signs ... Fractures #msk #diagnosis ... #symptoms #orthopedics
Anterior Drawer Test for Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury on Knee Examination 

The Anterior Drawer Test
Ligament (ACL) Injury ... assesses for a tear ... Video via @open_michigan ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #msk #orthopedics
Medial Meniscus Bucket Handle Tear - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Truncation of the medial meniscus on
The "double PCL sign ... red zone of the vascular ... Differential diagnosis ... #knee #mri #clinical ... #Radiology #diagnosis
Anterior Drawer Test for PCL Injury on Knee Examination

The patient lays supine with the knee approximately
Test for PCL Injury ... positive for PCL tear ... #Tear #knee #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #msk
Humeral Avulsion of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL)
 • Imaging Findings:
 • Large defect of the
with a capsule tear ... Differential diagnosis ... capsuloligamentous injury ... GAGL): "Reverse J sign ... No tear of the labrum
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
sail sign or posterior ... can't make A-OK sign ... brachial artery injury ... ), compartment syndrome ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Compartment syndrome ... consider compartment syndrome ... >> LINK TO ACL TEARS ... /orthopedic consult ... msk #clinical #video
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
chamber size and valvular ... Doppler to localize tear ... poor prognostic signs ... acuteMI #cardiology #differential ... #diagnosis #timeline
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Findings Compression/injury ... inguinal ligament (near ... anterior superior ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis #signs