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Lower Extremity Nerve Blocks
Femoral, Sciatic, Popliteal, Saphenous - Indications, positioning, and anatomy

#Management #Regional #Anesthesia #Local #Lower
Lower Extremity ... Blocks Femoral, Sciatic ... #Local #Lower #Extremity ... Anatomy #Femoral #Sciatic
Piriformis Test (FAIR Test - Flexion, Adduction, and Internal Rotation)

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, then
potentially compress the sciatic ... Pain in the sciatic ... Piriformis #FAIR #Test #sciatica ... #physicalexam #msk
Freiberg's Test for Piriformis Syndrome

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, internally rotate the hip.
Pain in the
Pain in the sciatic ... Freibergs #Test #sciatica ... #physicalexam #msk
Slump Test for Sciatica

A variant of the Straight Leg Raise (SLR) and the Lasègue's tests, the
Slump Test for Sciatica ... Straight Leg Raise (SLR ... designed to place the sciatic ... #Slump #Test #Sciatica ... clinical #video #MSK
Slump Test for Sciatica

A variant of the Straight Leg Raise (SLR) and the Lasègue's tests, the
Slump Test for Sciatica ... Straight Leg Raise (SLR ... designed to place the sciatic ... #Slump #Test #Sciatica ... clinical #video #MSK
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... Low back pain, sciatica ... #LowerLimb #Extremity
Pace Maneuver for Piriformis Syndrome

With the patient's hips and needs flexed to 90 degrees, the patient
#hip #lumbar #sciatica ... #msk #orthopedics
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
compression • Sciatica ... cyanosis - Cool extremity ... diagnosis #lower #extremity ... #msk #physicalexam
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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pain (LBP) • Sciatica ... Inspection - lower extremity ... unilateral lower extremity ... or absent lower extremity
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
hyperextension -> Upper extremity ... Primarily Upper Extremity ... signs #symptoms #msk