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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 ... #Knee #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #orthopedics #msk
McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

With the patient lying supine, the examiner palpates the
rotating the leg ... , the leg is internally ... , the leg is externally ... #Meniscus #Knee ... #physicalexam #
Bounce Test for Meniscal Tear

Grasp the heel, extend and gently bounce the leg, gently forcing hyperextension.
Meniscal Tear ... the heel, extend and ... gently bounce the leg ... #knee #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
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
Apley Distraction Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
while the other leg ... distraction force on the leg ... #Knee #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
Apley Compression Test on Knee Exam

Patient is prone with leg flexed 90 degrees.
Tibia is rotated medially
is prone with leg ... compression suggests meniscal ... #Knee #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #msk #orthopedics
Active Straight Leg Raise Test (ASLR)

The ASLR tests assesses the ability to load the pelvis through
Active Straight Leg ... Testing each leg ... elevate their leg ... Active #Straight #Leg ... #physicalexam #
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
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