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Lower Extremity Nerve Pathologies 

 • Obturator
 • Femoral
 • Common Peroneal
 • Tibial
 • Superior
Lower Extremity ... sarahthelyon #Lower ... #Pathologies #differential ... Neuropathy #anatomy #leg ... #innervation #neurology
Tone - Leg Recoil on Physical Exam
To test leg recoil, the legs are fully flexed on
Tone - Leg Recoil ... #Leg #Recoil #Lower ... #Extremity #tone ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #peds #pediatrics
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Joint Causes of Leg ... Pain: • Fracture ... • Neuropathy (DM ... #diagnosis #lower
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... and bilateral leg ... such as fibular fracture ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... sensory #motor #leg
Tone - Leg Traction on Physical Exam
Leg traction is done by holding the leg by the
Tone - Leg Traction ... Physical Exam Leg ... Lower #Extremity ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #peds #pediatrics
Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
for Functional Lower ... from functional leg ... flex their weak leg ... transmitted to either leg ... Hoovers #Sign #Leg
Choreiform Gait Demonstration

Associated with various pathologies of the nervous system, the most common being Sydenham's Chorea
stiff and spastic lower ... drag, and the legs ... movement of the legs ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video
Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis of Dorsal Flexion of the Foot.
When trying to walk the tip
he raises the lower ... flaccidity of the leg ... by raising the leg ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Primarily Upper Extremity ... Mixed upper and lower ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... #orthopedics #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... spasticity • Lower ... compression by fractured ... , lower extremity ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology