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Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
: Don't cause spinal ... deformity or neurologic ... Intact 2 Root ... #Spine #Classification ... #Orthopedics #diagnosis
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Causes of Low Back ... Intrinsic Spine ... pulposus, Compression fracture ... , Spinal stenosis ... cholecystitis; • Neurologic
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
over dorsum of foot ... Commonly caused ... such as fibular fracture ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
- Differential Diagnosis ... by Classification ... Anaphylaxis - Spinal ... exacerbation (any cause ... flow) - Massive pulmonary
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Chondrodysplasia Neurologic ... Lesion in the Spinal ... Greater Trochanter Fracture ... pathophysiology #causes
Freiberg Infraction - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Sclerosis of the 2nd MT head with flattening of
Case description ... Controversy: Subchondral fracture ... Freiberg #Infraction #foot ... #clinical #mri ... #clinical #Radiology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... Causes of spinal ... Vertebral burst fracture ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
high index of clinical ... heart valves • MRI ... in up to 30% of cases ... common, Aortic root ... often seen • MRI
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
- Emergency Causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... Imaging studies: • MRI ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Alterations: - Sensory features ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... • Infectious causes ... #management #neurology