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Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
• Posterior hip ... acetabular wall • Anterior ... hip dislocation ... head onto anterior ... Fractures #msk #diagnosis
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Thomas' Test for Hip ... contralateral leg ... flexes at the knee ... table, the test is positive ... #Contracture #PhysicalExam
In a patient in the supine position, raising the leg with the knee extended stretches the
in the supine position ... with the knee extended ... A diagnosis of disk ... buttock to below the knee ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
examiner flexes the leg ... The test is positive ... buttock, if the hip ... A positive test ... #physicalexam #
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
examiner flexes the leg ... The test is positive ... buttock, if the hip ... A positive test ... #physicalexam #
Mytomes - Segmental Innervation of Muscles
Shoulder	Abduction	C5	Axillary Nerve
Shoulder	Adduction	C6-C8	Thoracodorsal Nerve
Elbow	Flexion	C5	Musculocutaneous Nerve
Elbow	Extension	C7	Radial Nerve
Wrist	Extension	C6	Radial Nerve
Fingers	Flexion	C8	Median Nerve
Fingers	Abduction	T1	Ulnar Nerve
Hip	Flexion	L2	Nerve to Psoas
Hip	Extension	S1	Inferior Gluteal
Extension S1 Inferior ... Gluteal Nerve Knee ... Tibial Nerve Knee ... Extension L3 Femoral ... Orthopedics #Neurology #Diagnosis
Positive Lachman's Test

The Lachman test is a clinical test used to diagnose injury of the anterior
Positive Lachman's ... clinical test used to diagnose ... The knee is flexed ... Lachman #Test #ACL #PhysicalExam ... #Video #Knee
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... Slipped capital femoral ... Herpes zoster - HIV ... #differential #diagnosis ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Pathology of the Hip ... Slipped capital femoral ... Pain • Valgus position ... of knee due to ... symptoms #signs #diagnosis
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Spasticity

Ely's Test assesses rectus femoris spasticity.
With the patient prone, the examiner
Test for Rectus Femoris ... examiner resists knee ... appears, it is a positive ... #Spasticity #Hip ... #PhysicalExam #