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Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
caused by disruption ... terminal extensor tendon ... Discharge with orthpedic ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... Management #Hand #Orthopedics
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Acromioclavicular Joint ... Medial Malleolus Ankle ... Plantarflexion Ankle ... NerveRoots #Levels #differential ... #diagnosis #Neurology
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tendinopathy • Tendon ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... predispose to other orthopedic ... • Differentiate ... #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Adjacent bursa • Tendon ... -60 minutes or longer ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential ... #diagnosis #arthritis
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
) Inflammatory joint ... the wrists and fingers ... the face (many differential ... diagnoses, including ... erythematosus #rheumatology
Trigger Finger - Stenosing flexor tendon tenosynovitis

There is a change in the slip between the tendon
Trigger Finger - ... when flexing the finger ... The diagnosis is ... msk #clinical #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #rheumatology
Webber Ankle Injury Classification

A: In a Supination-Adduction injury the fibula breaks first, with a fracture below
Webber Ankle Injury ... are broken the joint ... and easy way to differentiate ... These injuries are caused ... #Diagnosis #Orthopedics
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
interphalangeal joint ... with joint-space ... Differential diagnosis ... Giant Cell Tumor Tendon ... #msk #rheumatology
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
 •
Deformity / Limp - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Rickets Hip Joint ... Patella (e.g., Tendon ... #Orthopedics #Causes