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Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
Causes: Calcific ... arm, empty can test ... Cuff #Syndrome #orthopedics ... #diagnosis #sports ... #MSK #anatomy #
Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
Positive Varus Stress Test ... confirmed a complete rupture ... #PhysicalExam #Sports ... #Orthopedics #Knee ... collateral #ligament #msk
Abnormal Posterior Drawer Test in Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury

False anterior drawer: start from retropulsion of
Posterior Drawer Test ... tibia due to PCL rupture ... #Knee #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #orthopedics ... #sports #msk #PCL
Thompson's Test for Achilles Tendon Injury

In a prone position, Achilles tendon stability can be assessed using
Flex the knee to ... Achilles tendon rupture ... clinical #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics ... #sports
Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
Froment’s Test for ... grip weakness caused ... clinical #video #neurology ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Tendon Rupture ... Intraarticular #MSK ... #Differential # ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Piriformis Test

The Piriformis test evaluates for pain from sciatic nerve irritation caused by the piriformis muscle.
With
Piriformis Test ... nerve irritation caused ... patient prone, the knees ... clinical #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Knee ... (e.g., Tendon Rupture ... Deformity #Limp #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Posterolateral Corner (PLC) Injury - Posterolateral Drawer Test
Injury to the posterolateral corner (PLC) is difficult to
is difficult to diagnose ... context of complex knee ... #PhysicalExam #Sports ... #Orthopedics #Knee ... #Posterior #msk