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Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Knee Meniscal Tear ... positive if there is medial ... #Knee #Meniscal ... #Injury #Tear #clinical ... #orthopedics #sports
Apley Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
indicative of meniscal ... injury. ... #Test #meniscal ... #meniscus #Knee ... orthopedics #msk #sports
McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

With the patient lying supine, the examiner palpates the
McMurray's Test for Meniscal ... To assess the medial ... meniscus, the leg ... injury. ... #orthopedics #sports
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Knee Meniscal Tear ... positive if there is medial ... #Test #Knee #Meniscal ... #Injury #Tear # ... #orthopedics #sports
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Knee Meniscal Tear ... positive if there is medial ... #Test #Knee #Meniscal ... #Injury #Tear # ... #orthopedics #sports
Apley Compression Test on Knee Exam

Patient is prone with leg flexed 90 degrees.
Tibia is rotated medially
is prone with leg ... Tibia is rotated medially ... suggests meniscal ... injury. ... #orthopedics #sports
Apley Distraction Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
applied to the meniscus ... ligamentous rather than meniscal ... injury (seen with ... compression test ... orthopedics #msk #sports
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Reflexes: • Knee ... Medical Emergency ... damage to peroneal nerve ... fracture or prolonged compression ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Neurologic deficit ... Neurologic injuries ... Common peroneal nerve ... extension, Tibial nerve ... special ligament/meniscus