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Freiberg's Test for Piriformis Syndrome

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, internally rotate the hip.
Pain in the
for Piriformis Syndrome ... Flex the hip ... #lumbar #clinical ... #physicalexam #msk ... #sports #orthopedics
Pace Maneuver for Piriformis Syndrome

With the patient's hips and needs flexed to 90 degrees, the patient
for Piriformis Syndrome ... the patient's hips ... Test #Piriformis #Syndrome ... #lumbar #sciatica ... #msk #orthopedics
Passive Straight Leg Raise Test for Low Back Pain and Sciatica

A passive straight leg raise should
Back Pain and Sciatica ... to evaluate for lumbar ... 70 degrees of hip ... video #sports #msk ... #orthopedics
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
) - Common Differential ... Diagnosis and Patterns ... Sciatica (Radicular ... #Differential # ... #Features #Comparison
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... compression • Sciatica ... #diagnosis #lower ... #extremity #msk
VON-CHOP Mnemonic for Orthopedic Emergencies
V - Vascular compromise (eg ischemic leg)
O - Open fracture
N - Neurological
ischemic leg) ... - Compartment syndrome ... H - Hip dislocation ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... #consult #differential
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
pain (LBP) • Sciatica ... Diagnosis: • ... cord infarct • HIV ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Epiphysis (SCFE) • Legg-Calve-Perthes ... Patellofemoral Syndrome ... Deformity #Limp #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Calf Muscle Hematoma on POCUS

50 year old male playing tennis felt a pop in his leg.
felt a pop in his ... leg. ... Diagnosis: “Tennis ... clinical #ultrasound #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
weakness, arms > legs ... life-threatening Differential ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... immunologic assay - MuSK ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis