WHAT AREAS/STRUCTURES MUST BE CONSIDERED AS A POSSIBLE SOURCE(S) OF THE PATIENT’S SYMPTOMS? Consider the following: Joints & bony Muscles, tendons, MSK Pain NON-MSK structures ligaments, nerves, & producing structures or THE AREA of soft tissue structures conditions which symptoms UNDER & IN the which may must be area of symptoms REFER into examined or the area of ruled out symptoms Patellofemoral Vastus Medialis Hip Osteosarcoma Joint Vastus Septic Joint Tibiofemoral Intermedius L3-4 Rectus Femoris Referred Tibiofibular Semi-tendinosus Pain Joint Patella L3-4 Femur Sartorius Nerve Tibia Adductor Root Fibula magnus Adductor Brevis Adductor Longus Gracilis Gastroc Popliteus ACL PCL MCL Medial Meniscus INITIAL HYPOTHESES AFTER THE BODY CHART Most Likely Hypothesis: Less Likely Hypothesis: Remote Hypotheses: (2-3 Primary Hypotheses) (2-3 Secondary Hypotheses) (Include at least 1 non-MSK or hypothesis requiring referral)
WHAT AREAS/STRUCTURES MUST BE CONSIDERED AS A POSSIBLE SOURCE(S) OF THE PATIENT’S SYMPTOMS? Consider the following: Joints & bony structures THE AREA of symptoms Muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, & soft tissue UNDER & IN the area of symptoms MSK Pain producing structures which may REFER into the area of symptoms NON-MSK structures or conditions which must be examined or ruled out Patellofemoral Joint Tibiofemoral Tibiofibular Joint Patella Femur Tibia Fibula Vastus Medialis Vastus Intermedius Rectus Femoris Semi-tendinosus Sartorius Adductor magnus Adductor Brevis Adductor Longus Gracilis Gastroc Popliteus ACL PCL MCL Medial Meniscus Hip L3-4 Referred Pain L3-4 Nerve Root Osteosarcoma Septic Joint INITIAL HYPOTHESES AFTER THE BODY CHART Most Likely Hypothesis: (2-3 Primary Hypotheses) Less Likely Hypothesis: (2-3 Secondary Hypotheses) Remote Hypotheses: (Include at least 1 non-MSK or hypothesis requiring referral)
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