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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
, often from vascular ... Complete loss of motor ... Syndrome ->Cord ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Chondrodysplasia Neurologic ... dislocation Iatrogenic ... • Compensatory muscular ... pathophysiology #causes ... signs #diagnosis #msk
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Weakness • Spinal Cord ... Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Trauma, Tumor • Motor ... Phrenic nerve injury ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... result in permanent neurologic ... syphilis, and HIV ... Weakness - Lower motor ... lesion - Upper motor
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
and Myotomes Motor ... spared in this injury ... Anterior Shoulder Dislocation ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... #sensory #motor
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
: ~25% cases. ... Check hip and ankle ... or vascular injury ... #msk #clinical ... #video #nsfw
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Gait is abnormal ... Causes: 1. ... Vascular/Blockage ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... : • Sensory, motor ... • Infectious causes ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB ... diagnosis #management #neurology