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Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
' Test for Hip Flexure ... assesses for hip flexure ... hip is maximally flexed ... contralateral leg flexes ... at the knee and
Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Kernig's sign is present if the patient, in the supine position with the
with the hip and knee ... flexed at 90°, ... cannot extend the knee ... extension of the knee ... and/or there is flexion
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 ... at the knee and ... positive for hip flexor ... #Flexor #contracture
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
of the knees and ... pathophysiology for the hip/knee ... flexion is not ... is that hip and knee ... flexion occurs
Flexor Tenosynovitis (FTS)

The clinical diagnosis of FTS is made using Kanavel’s Signs:
 - Fusiform swelling.
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Flexor Tenosynovitis ... Tenderness over the flexor ... held in slight flexion ... Pickens, MD #Flexor
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
the patient's knees ... and hips to flex ... when the neck is flexed
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
the patient's knees ... and hips to flex ... when the neck is flexed
"Appropriate patient positioning for lumbar puncture and location of the L4/L5 intercostal space"-McMaster Textbook of Internal
limbs should be flexed ... at knees and hips ... , knees pulled against ... head at maximum flexion ... towards the knees
Mytomes - Segmental Innervation of Muscles
Shoulder	Abduction	C5	Axillary Nerve
Shoulder	Adduction	C6-C8	Thoracodorsal Nerve
Elbow	Flexion	C5	Musculocutaneous Nerve
Elbow	Extension	C7	Radial Nerve
Wrist	Extension	C6	Radial Nerve
Fingers	Flexion	C8	Median Nerve
Fingers	Abduction	T1	Ulnar Nerve
Hip	Flexion	L2	Nerve to Psoas
Hip	Extension	S1	Inferior Gluteal
Nerve Fingers Flexion ... Ulnar Nerve Hip Flexion ... Gluteal Nerve Knee ... Flexion L5 Tibial ... Nerve Knee Extension
Varus Stress Test for LCL Injury on Knee Physical Exam

The knee is examined in extension and
LCL Injury on Knee ... Physical Exam The knee ... extension and 20-30° flexion ... lateral side of the knee ... #Stress #Test #Knee