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Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
PIP joints are ... and PIP joints ... Hyperextension injury ... Discharge with orthopedic ... #MSK
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
joint needs to ... : Hyperflexion injury ... Discharge with orthpedic ... Management #Hand #Orthopedics ... #MSK
Complete Rupture of Patellar tendon on POCUS. See the Normal and Ruptured.

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#Rupture #Patellar #tendon #POCUS
Patellar tendon on POCUS ... Patellar #tendon #POCUS ... #normal #comparison ... ultrasound #knee #msk ... #orthopedics
Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
Stress Test in LCL Injury ... confirmed a complete rupture ... of the complete rupture ... PhysicalExam #Sports #Orthopedics ... collateral #ligament #msk
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Acute Joint Pain ... Trauma - Multiple injury ... See inflammatory joint ... VitaminCD #Mnemonic #MSK ... #Orthopedics #differential
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
- Differential ... • Tendon Rupture ... Intraarticular #MSK ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Pain - Differential ... rash) • Primary HIV ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... for cell count, culture ... - parvovirus, HIV ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
 •
JointHip Dysplasia ... (e.g., Tendon Rupture ... Deformity #Limp #MSK ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Sacroiliac Distraction Test

The examiner applies downward and lateral pressure to the bilateral ASIS , the effect
indicating SI Joint ... injury dysfunction ... Test #SIJoint #Joint ... #physicalexam #hip ... #msk #sports #orthopedics