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also: Acute Low Back Pain#Red Flags The same red flags in acute low back pain can be used for chronic low back pain. Any red flags that are identified prompts

stub. The initial goal of assessment is to exclude red flag conditions, especially fracture. Red Flags Constitutional symptoms: Fevers, chills, night sweats

English word “purse” has a similar root. Recognize bursitis and associated “red flags.” Aspirate bursa under sterile conditions. Olecranon Bursitis - Members

retinaculum where other causes of anterior knee pain have been excluded. Red Flags Fracture or tendon and ligament rupture, osteonecrosis: Major trauma, Sudden

Red flag conditions to exclude: Red Flags fractures tumours infections inflammatory diseases visceral diseases. Red flag conditions are rare in the elbow

finger. In the drawing on the left the common extensor tendon is shown in red. It attaches to the proximal phalanx via bands and extends the MCP joint.

the elbow. Although chronic ulnar-sided wrist pain does not have any “red flags” per se, the failure to examine and image "one joint above and one joint

specificity but limited sensitivity. Serious causes of radiculopathy are rare. Red Flags Spinal infection – fever – history of risk factor (body penetration). Metastatic

rupture). As such, a radial head fracture seen on radiograph is itself a "red flag" for an associated injury at the elbow and wrist. Therefore, the clinician

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close-up view of the base of the metacarpal shows the fracture line, outlined in red in the image below. Figure 3: Fracture of the shaft of the 5th metacarpal

Figure 1: The lunate (shown in red).

propensity to fall or both – and thus the presence of the injury itself may be a red flag for these conditions. Nondisplaced fractures with an intact elbow extensor

phalanges should also be assessed for injury. Red Flags In some sense, a metatarsal fracture is itself a red flag, calling attention to the need to exclude

supply to the tendon or associated muscle body, or, as stated in the “Red flags” section, infection of the tendon sheath that limits movement of the tendon

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