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Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex)

Flexion and adduction of the thumb and flexion of the index
(finger flexor ... the thumb and flexion ... #finger #flexor ... #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology #sports
Boyes' Test - Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Finger Examination

Evaluate the injured finger for flexion.
Inability to flex the
Superficialis Finger ... Inability to flex ... may indicate a partial ... #hand #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk
Flexor Digitorum Profundus Test

Isolate the distal interphalangeal joint over the edge of the table and observe
Inability to flex ... may indicate a partial ... known as Jersey finger ... #Hand #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk
Hoffman's sign. Even in this specific case, accompanied by a clonus outline (rhythmic contractions). The median
Hoffman's sign. ... . 2) Ask the patient ... to relax the hand ... clinical #video #neurology ... #PhysicalExam
Finger Collateral Ligament Stress Test

Ulnar collateral ligament stability can be tested at zero and thirty degrees
thirty degrees of flexion ... Laxity indicates a partial ... #Stress #Test #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk ... #orthopedics #Hand
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
that is fixed in flexion ... due to inability ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hand ... #Orthopedics #MSK
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
counting fingers ... the hospital, diagnosed ... with MS, and started ... Half #Syndrome #PhysicalExam ... ophthalmology #neurology
DANISH Mnemonic for Cerebellar Signs of Disease

D - Dysdiadochokinesia / Dysmetria - Impaired ability to perform
for Cerebellar Signs ... supination, alternating finger ... Mnemonic #Cerebellar #Signs ... #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #PhysicalExam