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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... , often from vascular ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
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
Hemiplegic Gait 

With a hemiplegic gait there is impaired natural swinging at the hip and knee
swinging at the hip ... and knee with 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
Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
Interesting knee ... Positive #Clinical #Video ... #PhysicalExam # ... #Orthopedics #Knee ... collateral #ligament #msk
Pivot-Shift Test in ACL-deficient Knee

This patient has pathologic varus alignment across the knee and a chronic
HTO) to correct his ... #Injury #ACLTear ... #clinical #video ... #PhysicalExam # ... Sports #Ortho #msk
Lachman test in ACL-deficient Knee

This patient has pathologic varus alignment across the knee and a chronic
HTO) to correct his ... #Injury #ACLTear ... #clinical #video ... #PhysicalExam # ... cruciate #ligament #msk
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Herpes zoster - HIV ... Trauma • Crush injury ... Hair loss- feet and ... lower #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Reflexes: • Knee ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... stopping walking (vascular ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... #physicalexam
Gaenslen's Test (Gaenslen's maneuver) for Sacroiliac Joint Injury

The patient dangles the symptomatic leg over the side
of the table, knee ... stabilizes the pelvis and ... sacroiliitis #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... msk #orthopedics