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Hemiplegic Gait 

With a hemiplegic gait there is impaired natural swinging at the hip and knee
swinging at the hip ... and knee with leg ... ambulation, the leg ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video
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
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Joint Causes of Leg ... Hair loss- feet and ... lower #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
Leg Motor Restlessness (LMR) on Physical Exam

Leg motor restlessness (LMR) - Similar to Restless Legs Syndrome
Leg Motor Restlessness ... Syndrome (RLS) ... Restlessness #LMR #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #neurology
Apley Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
while the other leg ... compression force on the leg ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video ... #orthopedics #msk
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Reflexes: • Knee ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... bilateral leg paresis ... sensory #motor #leg ... #physicalexam
Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
from functional leg ... Ask the patient ... flex their weak leg ... Hoovers #Sign #Leg ... neurology #psychiatry
Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis of Dorsal Flexion of the Foot.
When trying to walk the tip
flaccidity of the leg ... by raising the leg ... the thigh on the hip ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video
Jaw Clonus on Physical Exam

A 24-year-old man presented with progressive dysphagia, dysarthria, and weakness in his
weakness in his ... arms and legs. ... #Jaw #Clonus #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video ... #ALS #Neurology
FABER (Patrick's) Test for Hip and Sacroiliac Pathology

Patrick's or Faber Test can be performed to evaluate
One leg is flexed ... If the leg does ... #sacroiliac #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics