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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
clinical findings ... rectal reflex. saddle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk #orthopedics
Patellofemoral Syndrome - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Knee Pain with possible symptoms of 'catching'
clinical findings ... • Anterior Knee ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Causes: • Large ... Signs / Symptoms ... Incontinence • Saddle ... #MSK #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Syndromes Spinal ... Causes of spinal ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... Impotence - Saddle ... #differential #diagnosis
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome ... clinical findings ... #Diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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L1-L5 Symptoms ... sequestration • Saddle ... Mnemonic: • S - Saddle ... - Emergency Causes ... #causes #neurology
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Clinical Findings ... mass compression, spinal ... superior iliac spine ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... #signs #symptoms
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings
 • Pain in lumbar area and gluteal region: (Dull, insidious
Clinical findings ... most commonly the knees ... (bamboo spine) ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Hoffman's sign. Even in this specific case, accompanied by a clonus outline (rhythmic contractions). The median
Hoffman's sign. ... this specific case ... the spinal root ... finger. 2) Ask ... Positive #Abnormal #clinical
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Reflexes: • Knee ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... pain, sciatica, saddle ... Commonly caused ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis