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==Approach to Knee Pain==
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{{Tree chart | | | | | A01 | | | | |A01= Adult with knee pain}}
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{{Tree chart | B01 | | B02 | | B03 |B01=Acute high energy trauma|B02= Discrete low energy trauma|B03=No trauma}}
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{{Tree chart | C01 | | C02 | | C03 |C01= Send to ED| C02=<ul><li>Generalised pain: ACL tear, osteochondral defect, PCL tear</li><li>Medial: MCL or medial meniscal tear</li><li>Anterior: Patellar dislocation, subluxation, tendon tear, or quadriceps tendon tear</li><li>Lateral: Lateral meniscus, posterior lateral corner, patellar dislocation/subluxation, LCL tear</li><li>Posterior: Posterior capsule tear, PCL tear, tibiofemoral dislocation</li></ul>|C03=Knee effusion present?}}
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{{Tree chart | B01 | | | | | | B02 | |B01= No effusion|B02=Effusion present}}
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{{Tree chart | |!| | | C01 | | C02 | |C01=Pain worse with activity|C02=Pain not related to activity }}
{{Tree chart | |!| | | |!| | | |!| | |C01=Pain worse with activity|C02=Pain not related to activity }}
{{Tree chart | |!| | | D01 | | D02 | |D01=Osteochondral injury or osteoarthritis exacerbation|D02=Rheumatological disease (gout, RA, psoriatic arthritis) or septic arthritis }}
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{{Tree chart | E01 |-| E02 |-| E03 | |E01=Maximum area of pain?|E02=Focal anterior|E03=<ul><li>Patellar/quadriceps tendinopathy</li><li>Plica</li><li>Hoffa's fat pad</li><li>Prepatellar/infrapatellar bursitis</li><li>Osgood-schlatter</li></ul> }}
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{{Tree chart | |)|-|-| F01 |-| F02 | |F01=Vague or diffuse anterior|F02=<ul><li>Patellofemoral pain</li><li>OA exacerbation</li><li>Chronic patellar subluxation</li><li>Referred hip pain</li><li>Avascular necrosis</li><li>Patellar stress fracture</li></ul>}}
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{{Tree chart | |)|-|-| G01 |-| G02 | |G01=Medial|G02=<ul><li>Degenerative meniscal tear</li><li>Pes anserine bursitis</li><li>OA exacerbation</li><li>Saphenous nerve entrapment</li></ul>}}
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{{Tree chart | |)|-|-| H01 |-| H02 | |H01=Lateral|H02=<ul><li>Iliotibial band</li><li>Degenerative meniscal tear</li><li>OA exacerbation</li></ul>}}
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{{Tree chart | |`|-|-| I01 |-| I02 | |I01=Posterior|I02=<ul><li>Baker's cyst</li><li>Popliteus tendinopathy</li><li>Popliteal artery aneurysm</li><li>Popliteal artery entrapment</li></ul>}}
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Revision as of 18:12, 31 July 2020

Differential Diagnoses

Anterior, focal or vague

Medial

Lateral

Posterior

  • Baker's or popliteal cyst
  • Popliteus Tendinopathy
  • Popliteal artery aneurysm
  • Popliteal artery entrapment
  • Posterior capsule tear
  • Posterior cruciate ligament tear
  • Tibiofemoral dislocation

Effusion present without trauma

  • Osteochondral injury
  • Osteoarthritis exacerbation
  • Rheumatological disease (gout, RA, psoriatic arthritis)
  • Septic arthritis
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