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ANKLE FRACTURES: Lauge-Hansen Classification 
- Describes position of foot and mechanism of injury. Fx
progresses from Stage
and mechanism of injury ... general areas of injury ... ATFL ligament tear ... PM fx (or PTFL tear ... Classification #ALiEM
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Knee Meniscal Tear ... Knee #Meniscal #Injury ... #Tear #clinical ... #physicalexam #msk
Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
Supraspinatus muscle injury ... Infraspinatus muscle injury ... Neer Test Labral tear ... #RotatorCuff #Injury ... #Impingement #ALiEM
Complete PCL Tear on Physical Exam - Posterior Drawer Test

This is what a complete PCL year
Complete PCL Tear ... A partial tear may ... DocFlynnNFL #PCL #Tear ... #Drawer #Test #clinical ... #orthopedics #msk
Positive Lachman test in ACL Injury

Here is an exam of a patient under anesthesia with an
Lachman test in ACL Injury ... anesthesia with an ACL tear ... test #ACL #Knee #Injury ... Positive #ACLTear #clinical ... cruciate #ligament #msk
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... below level of injury ... spinal artery injury ... below level of injury ... signs #symptoms #msk
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Avulsion or shearing injury ... -> Ligaments tear ... Inability to weight-bear ... FemoralHead #Fractures #msk
Lelli's Test (Lever Sign) for ACL Injury

A fist is placed under the proximal 3rd of the
Sign) for ACL Injury ... rises from the table ... rise from the table ... cruciate #ligament #clinical ... physicalexam #sports #msk
Low Ankle Sprain: Pathomechanics and Clinical Findings

Grading Ligament Sprains
l: Minimal ligament disruption, mild swelling & tenderness,
Pathomechanics and Clinical ... II: Incomplete tear ... Ill: Complete tear ... (uncommonly injured ... LowAnkleSprain #Sports #MSK
Pivot-Shift Test in ACL-deficient Knee

This patient has pathologic varus alignment across the knee and a chronic
a chronic ACL tear ... test #ACL #Knee #Injury ... #ACLTear #clinical ... Sports #Ortho #msk