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Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
flattening the lumbar ... spine. ... Video via @open_michigan ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
Patient lays supine ... flattening the lumbar ... spine. ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Stork Test 

The stork test evaluates for a stress fracture of the pars interarticularis in the
spine. ... places hands on hips ... Video via @open_michigan ... #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
- Emergency Causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... cord infarct • HIV ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #neurology
Passive Straight Leg Raise Test for Low Back Pain and Sciatica

A passive straight leg raise should
to evaluate for lumbar ... 70 degrees of hip ... Pain #Sciatica #Lumbar ... radiculopathy #Spine ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
Orthopedic Splints ... Upper Limb and Spine ... ill-development of lumbar ... BOSTON BRACE: For lumbar ... Plasters #Frames #Orthopedics
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... predispose to other orthopedic ... common sites: hip ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #hematology
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Arthritis Other Causes ... Subluxation) Spine ... #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... peripheral vs axial (spine ... , shoulders, hips ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... #MSK #rheumatology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
and petechiae Causes ... - HCV - HIV ... immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... Anemia #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management