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Medial Approach Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Landmark 1/3 to 1/2 way from top of patella. Find
Medial Approach ... osteophytes & narrowed joint ... #clinical #video ... physicalexam #procedure #msk ... orthopedics #sports #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... Framework 1) ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... #differential #diagnosis
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
trauma (> 65 years old ... onset of swelling, pain ... swelling, significant pain ... Gout #Comparison #rheumatology ... #Diagnosis
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
AM stiffness, >1 ... pain / swelling ... corticosteroid injections ... Certolizumab, Golimumab), IL ... #management #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... lasting > 30 mins - 1 ... - Autoimmune Rheumatologic ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... • Bursitis • IBD ... Excessive training 1) ... differential #diagnosis ... lower #extremity #msk
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
lesions + Rheumatic pain ... and spine, & medium ... Diagnosis: ... -1 inhibitors, IL ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology
Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • The iliotibial band (ITB) is thickened with
Friction Syndrome - MSK ... anterolateral knee pain ... 1-2 cm proximal ... image-guided steroid injection ... #msk #clinical
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
trauma (> 65 years old ... disease states 1. ... onset of swelling, pain ... with acute neck pain ... Deposition #Disease #Rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
• Acute lupus pneumonitis ... pain • Swan neck ... • ANA titers > 1: ... Ro/La, anti-Jo-1, ... #Rheumatology