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PV Card: Knee Injuries | Quick Reference Guide - Orthopedic injuries are commonly managed in the
PV Card: Knee Injuries ... clinician about the acute ... management decisions ... fractures and hip ... Haas #Diagnosis #Management
Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
Interesting knee ... injury, we are ... Positive #Clinical #Video ... #Orthopedics #Knee ... collateral #ligament #msk
Piriformis Test

The Piriformis test evaluates for pain from sciatic nerve irritation caused by the piriformis muscle.
With
evaluates for pain ... patient prone, the knees ... degrees and the hips ... Piriformis #Test #Hip ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
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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Causes of Knee Effusions ... Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... Brucellosis - Viruses: HIV ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Reduction of Patellar Dislocation 
Most patellar dislocations are lateral, and they often reduce on their own.
or recline with hips ... knee⁣⁣ • usually pain ... Dislocation #Procedure #MSK ... #Knee #Clinical ... #Video #PhysicalExam
Ober's Test for TFL/ITB Inflammation

With the patient in the lateral position, affected side up.  The
, flexing the hip ... horizontal without pain ... restricted or pain ... #video #physicalexam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
PIP joints are ... fingertip) • Exam: Pain ... tendon) • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
FABER (Patrick's) Test for Hip and Sacroiliac Pathology

Patrick's or Faber Test can be performed to evaluate
foot on the other knee ... Pressure on the knee ... brim may elicit pain ... Video via @open_michigan ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
the time course (acute ... spine, shoulders, hips ... MONOARTHRITIS • Acute ... asymmetric pattern Acute ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
nociceptors -> Pain ... mechanical forces that are ... commonly affects the knee ... hip and L/C-spine ... Comparison #Versus #MSK