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Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
knee injury in ... confirmed a complete rupture ... #Clinical #Video ... PhysicalExam #Sports #Orthopedics ... collateral #ligament #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 ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #knee #msk #orthopedics
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 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 ... - Aneurysmal bone ... #Effusions #causes ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
joint needs to be clinically ... Finger deformity caused ... disruption (may be bony ... : Hyperflexion injury ... #MSK
Abnormal Posterior Drawer Test in Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury

False anterior drawer: start from retropulsion of
) Injury False ... rupture. ... #Drawer #Test #Knee ... #video #orthopedics ... #sports #msk #PCL
Lachman Test for ACL Injury

The patient lies supine and with the knee in ~20-30 degrees of
supine and with the knee ... degrees of flexion, hip ... Cruciate #Ligament #clinical ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... - Remove all ... • Syndrome caused ... event after long bone ... tibia/fibula) and hip
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
DISLOCATION: ~25% cases ... Check hip and ankle ... -->>>> LINK TO ACL ... trauma/vascular/orthopedic ... #msk #clinical
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
liver or renal injury ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... - Compartment syndrome ... gluconeogenesis Liver Injury ... lactate and can act