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Bunnel-Littler PIP Joint Test on Physical Exam
For intrinsic vs joint capsule cause of restriction or tightness
joint capsule cause ... preventing full flexion ... compare 3) If PIP flexion ... but not w/MCP flexion ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex)

Flexion and adduction of the thumb and flexion of the index
Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor ... reflex) Flexion ... the thumb and flexion ... #sign #finger #flexor ... clinical #hand #video
Boyes' Test - Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Finger Examination

Evaluate the injured finger for flexion.
Inability to flex the
Boyes' Test - Flexor ... injured finger for flexion ... complete tear of the flexor ... Video via @open_michigan ... #orthopedics #flexor
Posterior Ankle Impingement (Os Trigonum) Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Os trigonum which has marrow
Case description ... worse upon plantar flexion ... athletes with plantar flexion ... Tenosynovitis flexor ... limits plantar flexion
Flexor Digitorum Profundus Test

Isolate the distal interphalangeal joint over the edge of the table and observe
Flexor Digitorum ... and observe for flexion ... complete tear of the flexor ... Video via @open_michigan ... #Flexor #Digitorum
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
characterized by reflexive flexion ... following passive neck flexion ... Passive neck flexion ... for the hip/knee flexion ... that hip and knee flexion
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Forced flexion of the neck elicits a reflex flexion of the hips. It
Meningitis Forced flexion ... elicits a reflex flexion ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Video
Brudzinski's sign is a physically demonstrable symptom of meningitis. It is characterized by reflexive flexion of
characterized by reflexive flexion ... following passive neck flexion ... sign #clinical #video
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
hip is maximally flexed ... contralateral leg flexes ... positive for hip flexor ... #Flexor #contracture ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex) in a patient with Multiple Sclerosis

The Hoffmann's reflex test itself
Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor ... Any flexion of the ... Abnormal #Clinical #Video