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Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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constipation Differential ... infection/abscess ... distinguishing feature ... MRI- Sagittal, axial ... #differential #
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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- Differential ... - DDX: - Infection ... Loss of signal pulses ... Seronegative Reactive Syndrome ... Intra-articulation fracture
Anatomy of the Knee X-ray - AP projection. ⁣⁣
It’s important to be able to identify the
Anatomy of the Knee ... it, think of a fracture ... of the tibial spine ... #xray #clinical ... radiology #msk #orthopedics
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Syndromes Spinal ... Infarction - Infection ... Brown-Séquard Syndrome ... Vertebral burst fracture ... #lesions #differential
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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Deformity / Limp - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Infection ... Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Knee ... Patellofemoral Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... compression by fractured ... Infections: - ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome
Haglund Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • The Haglund Deformity (enlarged superior margin calcaneal posterior process)
Achilles tendon insertion ... Differential diagnosis ... • Stress fracture ... #Heel #clinical ... #mri #clinical
Subchondral Insufficiency Fracture
Imaging Findings:
 • Circle demarcating the region of edema within the medial femoral condyle.
hypointense linear signal ... Osteonecrosis of the Knee ... Differential diagnosis ... #clinical #mri ... #clinical #Radiology
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Neurologic deficit can signal ... Compartment syndrome ... CLINICAL: instability ... trauma/vascular/orthopedic ... #Injury #msk #clinical
Transient Patellar Dislocation - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Hyperintense marrow edema of the anterolateral femoral condyle
has intrinsic signal ... injury of the knee ... Differential diagnosis ... #clinical #mri ... #clinical #Radiology