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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... clinical findings • Anterior ... Cord Syndrome -> Anterior ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... signs #symptoms #msk
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Causes of Leg Pain ... Repetitive strain injury ... Trauma • Crush injury ... Immobilization) • Acute ... #msk #physicalexam
Positive Lachman test in ACL Injury

Here is an exam of a patient under anesthesia with an
That causes the ... clinical #video #PhysicalExam ... Sports #Ortho #anterior ... #cruciate #ligament ... #msk
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Reflexes: • Knee ... Commonly caused ... damage to peroneal nerve ... #sensory #motor ... #leg #physicalexam
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Upper Extremity ... and Myotomes Motor ... spared in this injury ... Anterior Shoulder ... #arm #physicalexam
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Findings Compression/injury ... radicular symptoms, motor ... Negative Straight Leg ... lateral inguinal ligament ... (near anterior
Anterior Drawer Test for PCL Injury on Knee Examination

The patient lays supine with the knee approximately
Test for PCL Injury ... stabilize the leg ... Test #Cruciate #Ligament ... #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #msk
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Awareness • Injury ... threat Cranial Nerves ... wrists clenched; legs ... Casey Albin MD @ ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... flexors of the legs ... : • Sensory, motor ... • Infectious causes ... brain and/or optic nerve