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Posterolateral Corner (PLC) Injury - Posterolateral Drawer Test
Injury to the posterolateral corner (PLC) is difficult to
Drawer Test Injury ... is difficult to diagnose ... #Injury #Drawer ... PhysicalExam #Sports #Orthopedics ... Knee #Posterior #msk
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... • Central Cord Syndrome ... #Syndromes #diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... Traumatic brain injury ... Encephalitis, Brain Abscess ... #neurology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Demyelinating Disease (MS ... ), Epidural abscess ... Phrenic nerve injury ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Orthopedic Essentials ... fractures: Don't cause ... spinal deformity or neurologic ... Classification #Orthopedics ... #diagnosis #localization
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Repetitive strain injury ... Trauma • Crush injury ... #differential #diagnosis ... lower #extremity #msk
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
), compartment syndrome ... , ligamentous injury ... DC with orthopedic ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Proximal #MSK
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Marfan's Syndrome ... blood vessels • Abscess ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... Causes of spinal ... Spinal stenosis - Abscess ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
- Compatible syndrome ... toxo IgG • CNS PCR ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... #causes #radiology ... #neurology