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Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Knee Meniscal Tear ... lateral joint line pain ... #Knee #Meniscal ... #Injury #Tear #clinical ... #physicalexam #msk
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Knee Meniscal Tear ... lateral joint line pain ... #Knee #Meniscal ... #Injury #Tear # ... #physicalexam #msk
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Knee Meniscal Tear ... lateral joint line pain ... #Knee #Meniscal ... #Injury #Tear # ... #physicalexam #msk
McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

With the patient lying supine, the examiner palpates the
for Meniscal Tear ... Pain, clicking, ... injury. ... #Meniscal #Tear ... #physicalexam #msk
Lipohemarthrosis on POCUS
Pain in L knee after injury. Long axis in suprapatellar recess. What's the diagnosis?
Answer:
Pain in L knee ... after injury. ... Answer: Pain in ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk #knee
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Findings Compression/injury ... Straight Leg Raise Test ... inguinal ligament (near ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... pathophysiology #differential
Finger Fracture on POCUS 

50yo female presents with 5th finger pain after her dog pulled on
Finger Fracture ... with 5th finger pain ... the following best ... there was high pre-test ... #ultrasound #MSK
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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Knee Effusions - Differential ... Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... Ligamentous injuries - Meniscal ... fracture - Patellar ... #diagnosis #msk
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
present both at rest ... trauma (e.g., meniscal ... tears) • Congenital ... #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
(25%) TEST FOR: ... Fractures-> Femur ... special ligament/meniscus ... >> LINK TO ACL TEARS ... #msk #clinical