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Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Chondrodysplasia Neurologic ... Greater Trochanter Fracture ... • Hip dislocation ... Sacroiliac Joint Pain ... signs #diagnosis #msk
Finger Fracture on POCUS 

50yo female presents with 5th finger pain after her dog pulled on
with 5th finger pain ... dog pulled on his ... there was high pre-test ... prob for dislocation ... #ultrasound #MSK
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Neurologic deficit ... nerve injury (25%) TEST ... Dorsiflexion of foot ... Check hip and ankle ... Posterior #Injury #msk
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
organ or nerve root ... Symptoms of Joint ... e.g., congenital hip ... #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Hands or feet • Pain ... : Due to nerve root ... Albuminocytologic dissociation ... axonal form • MRI ... management #treatment #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... cord infarct • HIV ... • Provocative Tests ... Imaging studies: • MRI ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... continence • Pain ... compression by fractured ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... #algorithm
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
or without back pain ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
albuminocytologic dissociation ... than one after symptom ... and sensitive tests ... - Spinal MRI may ... diagnosis #management #neurology