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Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Thomas' Test for ... One hip is maximally ... contralateral leg ... flexes at the knee ... Contracture #PhysicalExam
Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
Positive Varus Stress Test ... Interesting knee ... MRI confirmed a complete ... is part of the complex ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam
Patellar Ballottement Test for Knee Effusion on Physical Examination

With the patient supine, the leg can be
Test for Knee Effusion ... patient supine, the leg ... #Ballottement #Test ... #Knee #Effusion ... #PhysicalExam #
In a patient in the supine position, raising the leg with the knee extended stretches the
with the knee extended ... A positive test ... buttock to below the knee ... foot or large toe ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Patellar dislocation 
Patella dislocation refers to when the kneecap is completely displaced out of its normal
the kneecap is completely ... direct blow) to the knee ... your femur (thigh bone ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Orthopedics #Knee
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
flexion of the knees ... and hips following ... not completely ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Tone - Leg Traction on Physical Exam
Leg traction is done by holding the leg by the
Tone - Leg Traction ... The knee should ... extension of the knee ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #video #peds #pediatrics
Tone - Leg Recoil on Physical Exam
To test leg recoil, the legs are fully flexed on
Tone - Leg Recoil ... Physical Exam To test ... #Extremity #tone ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #video #peds #pediatrics
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
Thomas' Test for ... Patient lays supine, one ... contralateral leg ... flexes at the knee ... #contracture #PhysicalExam
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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Osteomalacia • Rickets Hip ... Joint • Hip Dysplasia ... Epiphysis (SCFE) • Legg-Calve-Perthes ... Disease Knee Joint ... Chondromalacia Patellae