Localized malignant proliferation of plasma cells in bone or soft tissue without systemic myeloma. Common in vertebrae, pelvis, ribs, femur. Symptoms: pain, swelling, pathological...
Tumor | 👁 2 | 2 weeks agoAllman: Type I midshaft; Type II distal; Type III medial third. Neer distal clavicle: Type I stable; IIA/IIB unstable (CC ligaments disrupted); Type III intra-articular; V epiphyse...
Trauma | 👁 4 | 2 weeks agoI: sprain; II: AC torn, CC intact; III: AC+CC torn with superior displacement. IV: posterior displacement; V: marked superior displacement; VI: inferior displacement (rare). I–II n...
Trauma | 👁 2 | 2 weeks agoTypes I–V: rim (anterior/posterior), transverse, and complex intra-articular patterns. Large articular fragments or instability need ORIF; small rim fractures stable may be non-op.
Trauma | 👁 3 | 2 weeks agoCommon in young females; often after acute lateral dislocation. Risk factors: trochlear dysplasia, patella alta, increased TT-TG distance, ligamentous laxity. Clinical: recurrent d...
General | 👁 5 | 2 weeks agoIdiopathic or secondary; painful stiffness with capsular pattern (ER most limited). Stages: painful freezing → frozen → thawing; natural history 1–3 years. Nonopera...
Sports | 👁 6 | 2 weeks agoDefine CRPS — Budapest Criteria with common etiologies and pathoanatomy. List key classifications or staging systems used in exams. Clinical features and focused examination; speci...
Sports | 👁 5 | 2 weeks agoCongenital or developmental deformity due to premature closure of ulnar volar physis of distal radius. More common in adolescent females; associated with Léri-Weill dyschondrosteos...
General | 👁 3 | 2 weeks agoACL is critical stabilizer against anterior translation and rotational instability. Mechanism: non-contact pivoting injury; pop and immediate swelling (hemarthrosis). Clinical: Lac...
General | 👁 4 | 2 weeks agoPCL prevents posterior tibial translation; stronger than ACL. Mechanism: dashboard injury (posterior force on tibia), hyperflexion. Clinical: posterior sag sign, posterior drawer t...
General | 👁 8 | 2 weeks agoInvolves disruption of ≥2 major knee ligaments; often from high-energy trauma. Common patterns: ACL + PCL ± collateral injuries. Associated with vascular (popliteal artery) and ner...
General | 👁 3 | 2 weeks agoPerineural fibrosis of the common plantar digital nerve—classically in the 3rd webspace—causing burning plantar forefoot pain. Provocative tests: web‑space compression, Mulder’s cl...
Sports | 👁 4 | 2 weeks ago