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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
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
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
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 Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Orthopedic Essentials ... fractures: Don't cause ... spinal deformity or neurologic ... injury 3 Cauda equina ... #diagnosis #localization
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... respiratory and bulbar ... • Weakness: Starts ... roots and cauda equina ... management #treatment #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... : • Lumber Puncture ... roots and cauda equina ... #management #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... involvement Cauda Equina ... herniation - Lumbar ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
raises off of the ... irritation or lumbar ... Femoris #clinical #video ... #msk #orthopedics ... #sports