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Tone - Leg Traction on Physical Exam
Leg traction is done by holding the leg by the
Tone - Leg Traction ... until the buttock starts ... is a sign of hypotonia ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Abnormal (Positive) Babinski Sign on Physical Exam

Dorsiflexion of the great toe with or without fanning of
the other toes and ... withdrawal of the leg ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video ... #reflex #pyramidal
Reflexes - Deep Tendon Reflexes on Newborn Physical Exam 
Testing deep tendon reflexes is an important
and reflexes on ... and the leg at ... I can’t get an ankle ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
One hip is maximally ... contralateral leg ... flexes at the knee ... #Contracture #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Triple Flexion Reflex (TFR) on Neurological Examination

Triple flexion reflex (TFR) is a sign of upper motor
(TFR) is a sign ... and ankle, flexion ... of the knee and ... #clinical #video ... #neurology #physicalexam
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
or bed with the legs ... bedridden, the knees ... having the patient kneel ... Wrist clonus is ... extension of the wrists
Kleiger's Test for Syndesmotic Injury

Kleiger's evaluates for a syndesmotic injury. 
With the knee fixed, the foot
With the knee fixed ... is dorsiflexed and ... Syndesmotic #Injury #leg ... #ankle #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Motor/Sensory: • Tone ... • Examine for signs ... clenched; legs ... clenched; legs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

With the patient lying supine, the examiner palpates the
while manipulating and ... from the ankle/ ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... #orthopedics #sports
Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
Hoover's Sign for ... to flex their weak ... hemiparesis #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... neurology #psychiatry