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Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Knee ... Patellofemoral Syndrome ... Deformity #Limp #MSK ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
Pace Maneuver for Piriformis Syndrome

With the patient's hips and needs flexed to 90 degrees, the patient
for Piriformis Syndrome ... the patient's hips ... Test #Piriformis #Syndrome ... lumbar #sciatica #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Thomas' Test for Hip ... Test assesses for hip ... flexes at the knee ... video #sports #msk ... #orthopedics
External Snapping Hip Syndrome - Coxa Saltans

External snapping hip or coxa saltans: sliding of the iliotibial
External Snapping Hip ... Syndrome - Coxa ... #Syndrome #Iliotibial ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
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 ... - Differential ... #Effusions #causes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #msk #
Mytomes - Segmental Innervation of Muscles
Shoulder	Abduction	C5	Axillary Nerve
Shoulder	Adduction	C6-C8	Thoracodorsal Nerve
Elbow	Flexion	C5	Musculocutaneous Nerve
Elbow	Extension	C7	Radial Nerve
Wrist	Extension	C6	Radial Nerve
Fingers	Flexion	C8	Median Nerve
Fingers	Abduction	T1	Ulnar Nerve
Hip	Flexion	L2	Nerve to Psoas
Hip	Extension	S1	Inferior Gluteal
T1 Ulnar Nerve Hip ... Gluteal Nerve Knee ... Tibial Nerve Knee ... #MuscleGroups #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Neurology
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 ... internally rotate the hip ... #physicalexam #msk ... #sports #orthopedics
Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
Rotator Cuff Syndrome ... Causes: Calcific ... Rotator #Cuff #Syndrome ... #orthopedics #diagnosis ... #sports #MSK #anatomy
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... Sarcoidosis or Lofgren's syndrome ... Viral: HSV, EBV, HIV ... #Differential #
Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
Interesting knee ... corner (PLC) of the knee ... PhysicalExam #Sports #Orthopedics ... #Knee #lateral ... collateral #ligament #msk