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Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
injury sites, Open Fracture ... Metabolic - See pathologic ... fractures Iatrogenic ... VitaminCD #Mnemonic #MSK ... #Orthopedics #differential
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Pathologic / Fragility ... Fractures - Differential ... #Fragility #Fractures ... #Pathologic #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Embolism (e.g. fractured ... Vessel (dislocation/fracture ... Marfan's Syndrome ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
• Stress Fracture ... • Stress Fracture ... Fracture ... Intraarticular #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Vertebral Body Abnormalities

A sheet of common (and uncommon) vertebral body findings, because a completely “normal” spine
Plana Compression Fracture ... Anterior Compression Fracture ... Abnormalities #Radiology #MSK ... #Pathology #Anomalies ... Vertebrae #diseases #differential
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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- Differential ... Seronegative Reactive Syndrome ... Intra-articulation fracture ... Effusions #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #msk
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Fractures-> Femur ... for associated fracture ... Avulsion fractures ... SEGOND FRACTURE: ... Avulsion fracture
Soft Tissue Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Septic
 • Septic Bursitis
 • Necrotizing Fasciitis
 • Septic
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Lesion Bone • Fracture ... Confusion Bone • Fracture ... SoftTissue #Lesions #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Delayed Fracture Healing - Non-Union - Malunion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Inflammation (Hours-Days) -> Soft Callus (Days-Weeks)
Delayed Fracture ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... removal #Delayed #Fracture ... NonUnion #Malunion #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Nonossifying Fibroma with Pathologic Fracture - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Cortically based, geographic, lucent lesion with
Fracture - MSK ... nondisplaced linear fracture ... fracture in athletes ... Differential diagnosis ... #Fibroma #NOF #Fracture