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ANKLE FRACTURES: Lauge-Hansen Classification 
- Describes position of foot and mechanism of injury. Fx
progresses from Stage
ANKLE FRACTURES: ... Lauge-Hansen Classification ... and mechanism of injury ... general areas of injury ... #Orthopedics #Ankle
In a patient in the supine position, raising the leg with the knee extended stretches the
A positive test ... knee when the angle ... test (Fajersztajn ... ’s test) involves ... This test is 90%
Squeeze Test for Syndesmotic Injury

The squeeze test evaluates for a syndesmotic ankle injury. With the foot
Syndesmotic Injury ... a syndesmotic ankle ... injury. ... #Syndesmotic #Injury ... #leg #ankle #PhysicalExam
Apley Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
Apley Compression Test ... while the other leg ... compression force on the leg ... indicative of meniscal injury ... for ligamentous injury
Kleiger's Test for Syndesmotic Injury

Kleiger's evaluates for a syndesmotic injury. 
With the knee fixed, the foot
Kleiger's Test for ... Syndesmotic Injury ... a syndesmotic injury ... is a positive test ... #leg #ankle #PhysicalExam
Webber Ankle Injury Classification

A: In a Supination-Adduction injury the fibula breaks first, with a fracture below
Webber Ankle Injury ... Classification ... stress view of the ankle ... Orthopedics #Webber #Ankle ... #Classification
Isolated Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Feeling a "pop"
 • Acute
Ligament (ACL) Injury ... + Pivot Shift test ... Anterior Drawer test ... #AnteriorCruciateLigament ... #ACL #Injury #MSK
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Classification of PCL Iniuries
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Ligament (PCL) Injury ... Clinical Findings Classification ... PCL: The PCL is injured ... PosteriorCruciateLigament #PCL #Injury ... pathophysiology #classification
Squeeze Test for Syndesmotic Injury

 • The objective is to identify the integrity of the syndesmotic
Squeeze Test for ... Syndesmotic Injury ... is pain in the ankle ... and a possible ankle ... _ #Squeeze #Test
McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

With the patient lying supine, the examiner palpates the
McMurray's Test ... from the ankle/ ... meniscus, the leg ... indicate a meniscal injury ... #McMurrays #Test