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Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
associated avulsion fractures ... the solar plate ... injuries: Avulsion fracture ... a concomitant fracture ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Acute Joint Pain ... injury sites, Open Fracture ... pathologic fractures ... VitaminCD #Mnemonic #MSK ... differential #diagnosis #Causes
Hamate Fracture on Wrist X-Ray

- point tenderness over the hamate should raise suspicion for a fracture,
Hamate Fracture ... Wrist X-Ray - point ... the ED with a volar ... and fractures with ... WristXRay #Radiology #MSK
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
of Lumbar Spine and ... Polyarthritis • Systemic Lupus ... with Systemic Lupus ... Erythematosus (SLE ... #Disorders #msk
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
cases, drug-dependent ... & NPSLE rare, Malar ... with PTU (50%) and ... Discontinuation of causal ... Manifestations: Malar
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
spondyloarthropathies, lupus ... that patient had ... Like in this case ... Chronic = RA, SLE ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... and Management ... Manifestations: Malar ... , oral ulcers, Lupus ... Positive in 60-80% of cases
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
• Stress Fracture ... • Stress Fracture ... Pain, Iliotiibial Band ... Intraarticular #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ... (SLE): Musculoskeletal ... Myopathy (Also caused ... Erythematosus #SLE ... #MSK #Musculoskeletal
Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
 • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
of Pelvic Ring Fractures ... Clinical Features and ... joint • Lateral ... and ipsilateral ... #Orthopedics #MSK