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Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Trendelenburg Gait ... Chondrodysplasia Neurologic ... Valgus position of knee ... causes #symptoms #signs ... #diagnosis #msk
Abnormal (Positive) Babinski Sign on Physical Exam

Dorsiflexion of the great toe with or without fanning of
Positive) Babinski Sign ... the other toes and ... withdrawal of the leg ... #PhysicalExam # ... #neurology
Trendelenburg Test for Hip Stability

The Trendelenburg test assesses for hip stability
The examiner sits behind the patient
hands on the iliac ... flexed at the knee ... and hip. ... #Gluteus #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk
Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Kernig's sign is present if the patient, in the supine position with the
Kernig's Sign in ... position with the hip ... and knee flexed ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... Pediatrics #Peds #neurology
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 ... Hemiplegic #Gait #Neurology ... #PhysicalExam #
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
contralateral leg ... flexes at the knee ... and rises off the ... #Contracture #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk
Brudzinski's sign is a physically demonstrable symptom of meningitis. It is characterized by reflexive flexion of
Brudzinski's sign ... flexion of the knees ... and hips following ... clinical #video #neurology ... #meningitis #physicalexam
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign ... the patient's knees ... and hips to flex ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #neurology
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign ... the patient's knees ... and hips to flex ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #neurology
Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
Ask the patient ... at the hip. ... normal people and ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #neurology #psychiatry