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Hemiplegic Gait 

With a hemiplegic gait there is impaired natural swinging at the hip and knee
knee with leg circumduction ... ambulation, the leg ... Hemiplegic #Gait #Neurology ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video
Apley Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
while the other leg ... applying internal and ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video ... #orthopedics #msk
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Reflexes: • Knee ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... stopping walking (vascular ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... #physicalexam
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
contralateral leg ... flexes at the knee ... and rises off the ... #Contracture #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... injury, often from vascular ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Bilateral Knee Hyperextension and Joint Laxity and in Ehlers Danlos Syndrome

#EDS #Knee #Laxity #Ehlers #Danlos #Syndrome
Syndrome #EDS ... #Knee #Laxity # ... gait #clinical #video ... hyperextension #physicalexam ... #msk
Leg Motor Restlessness (LMR) on Physical Exam

Leg motor restlessness (LMR) - Similar to Restless Legs Syndrome
Syndrome (RLS) ... in the evening and ... Restlessness #LMR #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #neurology
Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
Ask the patient ... normal people and ... hemiparesis #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... neurology #psychiatry
Bounce Test for Meniscal Tear

Grasp the heel, extend and gently bounce the leg, gently forcing hyperextension.
the heel, extend and ... gently bounce the leg ... Meniscal #Tear #knee ... #physicalexam # ... #msk #orthopedics
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