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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 ... applying internal and ... for ligamentous injury ... #PhysicalExam #
In a patient in the supine position, raising the leg with the knee extended stretches the
with the knee extended ... A positive test ... A diagnosis of disk ... buttock to below the knee ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Hoffmann's Sign

Hoffman's sign means upper motor neuron injury.  The Hoffmann's reflex test itself involves loosely
Hoffmann's Sign ... upper motor neuron injury ... Hoffmann's reflex test ... clinical #video #neurology ... #physicalexam
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
spinal artery injury ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... #Syndromes #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #signs ... #orthopedics #neurology
Positive Lachman's Test

The Lachman test is a clinical test used to diagnose injury of the anterior
used to diagnose ... injury of the anterior ... The knee is flexed ... ACL #PhysicalExam ... Positive #Video #Knee
Demonstration of the Lachman Test for assess for ACL Injury - Normal Exam

Demonstration by Dan Smith,
assess for ACL Injury ... used to diagnose ... injury of the anterior ... The knee is flexed ... ACL #PhysicalExam
Kleiger's Test for Syndesmotic Injury

Kleiger's evaluates for a syndesmotic injury. 
With the knee fixed, the foot
Kleiger's Test for ... Syndesmotic Injury ... With the knee fixed ... is dorsiflexed and ... #leg #ankle #PhysicalExam
Apley Compression Test on Knee Exam

Patient is prone with leg flexed 90 degrees.
Tibia is rotated medially
Apley Compression Test ... on Knee Exam ... is prone with leg ... #Compression #Test ... #Knee #PhysicalExam
Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect

This maneuver of intermittent light stimulus is called the alternating light test or
It is a clear sign ... very sensitive diagnostic ... afferent pathway injury ... Pupillary #Defect #Neurology ... Pupils #MacrusGunn #PhysicalExam
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Reflexes: • Knee ... bilateral leg paresis ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #leg #physicalexam