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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Herpes zoster - HIV ... Leg Pain Red ... Immobilization) • Acute ... lower #extremity #msk
Pace Maneuver for Piriformis Syndrome

With the patient's hips and needs flexed to 90 degrees, the patient
for Piriformis Syndrome ... positive if there is pain ... Test #Piriformis #Syndrome ... #clinical #video ... lumbar #sciatica #msk
Freiberg's Test for Piriformis Syndrome

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, internally rotate the hip.
Pain in the
for Piriformis Syndrome ... Flex the hip ... Pain in the sciatic ... lumbar #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #msk
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... Loss of pain and ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... weakness and #Acute ... signs #symptoms #msk
Passive Straight Leg Raise Test for Low Back Pain and Sciatica

A passive straight leg raise should
Test for Low Back Pain ... 70 degrees of hip ... Video via @open_michigan ... Test #Low #Back #Pain ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- Summary Acute ... Weakness: Starts in legs ... Reflexes: Arms or legs ... Hands or feet • Pain ... variants: (1) acute
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
syphilis, and HIV ... : - Loss of pain ... Bilateral loss of pain ... multiradicular pain ... - Leg weakness
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
, cough, chest pain ... anterior/posterior MSK ... (2-5%), liver (pain ... : ACUTE, fever, ... extensor surface of legs
FABER (Patrick's) Test for Hip and Sacroiliac Pathology

Patrick's or Faber Test can be performed to evaluate
One leg is flexed ... If the leg does ... brim may elicit pain ... Video via @open_michigan ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Piriformis Test

The Piriformis test evaluates for pain from sciatic nerve irritation caused by the piriformis muscle.
With
evaluates for pain ... degrees and the hips ... Reproduction of the pain ... Piriformis #Test #Hip ... #sports #msk #orthopedics