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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 ... - Aneurysmal bone ... #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #msk
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential ... Intra-Articular - Bone ... Ganglion Cyst - Bone ... Intraarticular #MSK ... #Differential #
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND ... Bone: Bone ... can pass through bone ... Muscle: Muscle ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Fragility Fractures - Differential ... Tumours - See Bone ... Pain/Proximal Muscle ... Fractures #Pathologic #MSK ... #Differential #
Clostridial myonecrosis of deltoid muscle on POCUS

Right shoulder pain case.  Diabetic male with nontraumatic shoulder
myonecrosis of deltoid muscle ... extensive air in muscle ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... POCUS #clinical #MSK ... #ultrasound #clostridium
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
FOPE lesion) - MSK ... early physeal fusion ... and bone bridging ... (save $$) Differential ... • Bone contusion
Clostridial myonecrosis of deltoid muscle on POCUS

Right shoulder pain case.  Diabetic male with nontraumatic shoulder
myonecrosis of deltoid muscle ... extensive air in muscle ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... POCUS #clinical #MSK ... #ultrasound #clostridium
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
• Ligament • Bone ... • Muscle • ... the subchondral bone ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... approach #workup #differential
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Bone ... Lyme disease Muscle ... #Leg #pain #differential ... lower #extremity #msk
Intraarticular Chondroma - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Subtle soft-tissue infrapatellar mass seen obscuring Hoffa's fat pad.
Intraarticular Chondroma - MSK ... relative to skeletal muscle ... Usually NOT joint effusions ... Differential diagnosis ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk