Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Intra-Articular
- Bone
• Stress Fracture
• Charcot Joint
- Articular Cartilage
• Osteoarthritis
• Chondromalacia
- Joint Capsule
• Baker Cyst
• Ganglion Cyst
• Adhesive Capsulitis
- Synovium
• Monoarthritis
• Polyarthritis
Intra-Articular
- Bursa
• Aseptic Bursitis
Epiphysitis / Apophysitis
• Slipped Epiphysis
• Apophysitis (Osgood-Schlatter Disease)
- Tendon
• Enthesitis
• Tendinopathy
• Tendon Rupture
• Impingement
• Tenosynovitis
• Ganglion Cyst
- Bone
• Stress Fracture
• Charcot Joint
• Pathologic Fracture
• Periostitis
• Epicondylitis
- Skin/Fascia
• Fascitis (e.g„ Myofascial Pain, Iliotiibial Band Friction, Plantar Fasciitis)
- Muscle
• Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
• Fibromyalgia
• Myositis Ossificans
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