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Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
buttock, if the hip ... table, or with pain ... irritation or lumbar ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
buttock, if the hip ... table, or with pain ... irritation or lumbar ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Adjacent bursa • Tendon ... e.g., congenital hip ... slipped capital femoral ... #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... warm, swollen, tender ... - parvovirus, HIV ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... rheumatology #approach #workup
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
in Rheumatoid arthritis ... weight-bearing joints tend ... affects the knee hip ... #Degenerative #Comparison ... #Versus #MSK #JointDisease