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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 ... clinical #ultrasound #knee ... #msk #orthopedics
Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
Interesting knee ... confirmed a complete rupture ... of the complete rupture ... PhysicalExam #Sports #Orthopedics ... collateral #ligament #msk
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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Causes of Knee Effusions ... bearing after injury ... injuries - Meniscal injury ... #Effusions #causes ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Knee ... Patellofemoral Syndrome ... (e.g., Tendon Rupture ... Deformity #Limp #MSK ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
liver or renal injury ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... - Compartment syndrome ... Ethylene glycol - HIV ... gluconeogenesis Liver Injury
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
DISLOCATION: ~25% cases ... Check hip and ankle ... Compartment syndrome ... trauma/vascular/orthopedic ... #msk #clinical