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Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
Myelopathy - Injury ... spinal cord - Signs ... and Symptoms ... Ataxia (early sign ... #symptoms #msk
Stress Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Abnormal biomechanics, Repetitive impact activities
=> Repetitive subthreshold mechanical loading
=> Bone strain
=>
subthreshold mechanical loading ... from continued loading ... StressFractures #msk ... pathophysiology #symptoms ... #signs
Low Ankle Sprain: Pathomechanics and Clinical Findings

Grading Ligament Sprains
l: Minimal ligament disruption, mild swelling & tenderness,
Clinical Findings Grading ... most commonly injured ... (uncommonly injured ... LowAnkleSprain #Sports #MSK ... #orthopedics #Grading
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Avulsion or shearing injury ... onto lateral hip Signs ... /Symptoms/Complications ... FemoralHead #Fractures #msk ... pathophysiology #signs
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
spinal artery injury ... function below injury ... below level of injury ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk
Patellofemoral Syndrome - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Knee Pain with possible symptoms of 'catching'
with possible symptoms ... pain • Palpable grinding ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #msk
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Clinical findings and Complications
Signs/Symptoms: 
 - Headache (usually constant, superimposed by waves
Clinical findings and Complications ... Signs/Symptoms ... Stroke or TIA-like symptoms ... Temporal #Arteritis #Complications ... #Signs #Symptoms
Acute Rheumatic Fever: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Delayed autoimmune reaction
-> Molecular mimicry
-> GAS antigen cross-reacts with host
->
cells -> Tissue injury ... Pancarditis and valvular injury ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
 •
Radiculopathy: Signs ... and Symptoms ... Radiculopathy #MSK ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #pathophysiology
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
test • + Tinel sign ... • + Froment's sign ... + Wartenbergs sign ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk