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Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
• Posterior hip ... Externally Rotated Leg ... • Shortened leg ... Internally Rotated Leg ... down affected leg
Hemiplegic Gait 

With a hemiplegic gait there is impaired natural swinging at the hip and knee
swinging at the hip ... and knee with leg ... ambulation, the leg ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Thomas' Test for Hip ... Test assesses for hip ... contralateral leg ... Video via @open_michigan ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Joint Causes of Leg ... Venous Causes of Leg ... Skin Causes of Leg ... Herpes zoster - HIV
Pitting Leg Edema on Physical Exam

Finger impressions showcasing post-surgical pitting leg edema after knee injury.

Via David
Pitting Leg Edema ... post-surgical pitting leg ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #leg
Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis of Dorsal Flexion of the Foot.
When trying to walk the tip
trying to walk the tip ... flaccidity of the leg ... by raising the leg ... the thigh on the hip ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Abnormal (Positive) Babinski Sign on Physical Exam

Dorsiflexion of the great toe with or without fanning of
withdrawal of the leg ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Apley Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
while the other leg ... compression force on the leg ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Diagnostic Algorithm for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

Well's Criteria for PE
 • Clinical Signs and Symptoms of DVT
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Symptoms of DVT (leg ... AcutePE #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)

This primitive reflex found in newborn babies that normally vanishes around 4
one side, the leg ... and the arm and leg ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video