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Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Arthritis ... Trauma • Strains/ tears ... Sacroiliac Joint Pain ... Valgus position of knee ... signs #diagnosis #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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Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... Effusions - Septic Arthritis ... Brucellosis - Viruses: HIV ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint Pain ... : • Acute or chronic ... e.g., meniscal tears ... e.g., congenital hip ... #MSK #rheumatology
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 ... #Diagnosis #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
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
in Rheumatoid arthritis ... joints tend to bear ... commonly affects the knee ... hip and L/C-spine ... Comparison #Versus #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
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... Chronicity: • Acute ... Like in this case ... - parvovirus, HIV ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
, cough, chest pain ... Extrapulmonary: ankle arthritis ... anterior/posterior MSK ... (2-5%), liver (pain ... 12-20%, spleen (pain
Extreme Patellofemoral Joint Instability (PFJI)

In this video you can see an extreme rare case of bilateral
PFJI) In this video ... ranging from frank acute ... 4️⃣core, and hip ... #Orthopedics #Knee ... #msk