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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 ... fingertip) • Exam: Pain ... #MSK
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
: Hyperflexion injury ... ED Management: Pain ... Discharge with orthpedic ... Management #Hand #Orthopedics ... #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 ... pain Autoimmune ... VitaminCD #Mnemonic #MSK ... #Orthopedics #differential
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
Chronic Joint Pain ... - Differential ... • Tendon Rupture ... Intraarticular #MSK ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint ... Pain - Differential ... Pain • Viral ... 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:
Pain - Diagnostic ... for cell count, culture ... - parvovirus, HIV ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Herpes zoster - HIV ... Repetitive strain injury ... Trauma • Crush injury ... lower #extremity #msk
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
it reproduces pain ... indicating SI Joint ... injury dysfunction ... #physicalexam #hip ... #msk #sports #orthopedics
Gaenslen's Test (Gaenslen's maneuver) for Sacroiliac Joint Injury

The patient dangles the symptomatic leg over the side
for Sacroiliac Joint ... Injury The patient ... SIJ lesion if pain ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports