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Knee Examination
Right Knee - Examination maneuvers include the Lachman (ACL), anterior drawer (ACL), Lateral pivot shift,
Lateral pivot shift, Apley ... compression (meniscal ... #Sports #Knee #PhysicalExam ... #Lachman #Apley ... McMurray #Drawer #Test
Apley Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
Apley Compression ... applies an axial compression ... along with the Apley ... #Compression #Test ... meniscus #Knee #PhysicalExam
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
due to severe compression ... unilateral lower extremity ... or absent lower extremity ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test
Apley Scratch Test of Internal Rotation - Shoulder Examination

Combine adduction and internal rotation with the Appley
Apley Scratch Test ... Scratch Test of ... back and up the spine ... #Scratch #Test ... Rotation #Shoulder #PhysicalExam
Positive Hoffmann’s Test (Finger Flexor Reflex) on Physical Examination

Indicates cervical spinal cord compression in this patient
Positive Hoffmann’s Test ... Indicates cervical spinal ... cord compression ... Hoffmanns #Reflex #test ... sign #Positive #PhysicalExam
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... -> Anterior spinal ... ->Cord compression ... hyperextension -> Upper extremity ... Primarily Upper Extremity
Apley Compression Test on Knee Exam

Patient is prone with leg flexed 90 degrees.
Tibia is rotated medially
Apley Compression ... Test on Knee Exam ... mikereinold #Apley ... #Compression #Test ... #Knee #PhysicalExam
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
Framework for Lower Extremity ... Unilateral Lower Extremity ... is due to the compression ... anteriorly causing compression ... #PhysicalExam #
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... fracture or prolonged compression ... • Spinal Stenosis ... sensory #motor #leg #physicalexam
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
cord compression ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... Cord Compression ... Symptoms: • Upper extremity ... , lower extremity