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Stress Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Abnormal biomechanics, Repetitive impact activities
=> Repetitive subthreshold mechanical loading
=> Bone strain
=>
Stress Fracture: ... Pathogenesis and clinical findings ... => Microscopic fractures ... StressFractures #msk ... #orthopedics #pathophysiology
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture ... Pathogenesis and clinical findings ... in elderly Causes ... #msk #orthopedics ... #differential #causes
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Femoral Head Fracture ... Pathogenesis and clinical findings ... • Non-union of fracture ... #msk #diagnosis ... signs #symptoms #orthopedics
Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
 • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
bilateral rami fractures ... Grade 2 - Rami fracture ... posterior ilium fracture ... Grades #Grading #Orthopedics ... #MSK #diagnosis
Open Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
Gustilo-Anderson Classification:
 • Type I
   - Wound <
Open Fractures: ... Mechanisms, Clinical Features ... Classification #Open #Fractures ... Complications #MSK ... #Orthopedics
Spondylolysis & Spondylolisthesis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Pars interarticularis stress fracture (spondylolysis) - most frequently in the
Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings ... interarticularis stress fracture ... Spondylolisthesis #MSK
Osteoarthritis (OA): X-ray features 
 - Joint space narrowing (least specific)
 - Subchondral Cysts (pockets of
Osteoarthritis (OA): X-ray features ... Osteoarthritis #OA #Xray #radiology ... #diagnosis #findings
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Pathogenesis and clinical findings ... Greater Trochanter Fracture ... pathophysiology #causes ... signs #diagnosis #msk
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): X-ray features
 • Soft tissue swelling (best seen by comparing left & right
arthritis (RA): X-ray features ... HandXray #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Pathophysiology #Findings
Low Ankle Sprain: Pathomechanics and Clinical Findings

Grading Ligament Sprains
l: Minimal ligament disruption, mild swelling & tenderness,
Pathomechanics and Clinical Findings ... LowAnkleSprain #Sports #MSK ... #orthopedics #Grading