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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... Arthritis • Popliteus ... Slipped capital femoral ... Pain: • DVT ... #extremity #msk
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
lateral hip Signs/Symptoms ... • Shooting pains ... FemoralHead #Fractures #msk ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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injury of Lateral Femoral ... absent: lower back pain ... Negative Straight Leg ... Raise Test - Pain ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
shoulders Signs & Symptoms ... inflammatory) • joint pain ... narrowing) • Ultrasound ... flare • intra-articular ... , Leflunomide (LEF