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Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
One hip is maximally ... contralateral leg ... flexes at the knee ... #Contracture #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Tone - Leg Traction on Physical Exam
Leg traction is done by holding the leg by the
Tone - Leg Traction ... The knee should ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #peds #pediatrics
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 ... Gait #Neurology #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Kernig's sign is present if the patient, in the supine position with the
position with the hip ... and knee flexed ... Sign #Meningitis #Clinical ... #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Pitting Leg Edema on Physical Exam

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

Via David
Pitting Leg Edema ... edema after knee ... Pitting #Edema #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #leg
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 ... Sign #Meningitis #Clinical ... #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Pathogenesis and clinical ... • Posterior hip ... wall • Anterior hip ... tear a portion of bone ... impact onto lateral hip
Tone - Leg Recoil on Physical Exam
To test leg recoil, the legs are fully flexed on
Tone - Leg Recoil ... #Extremity #tone ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #peds #pediatrics
In a patient in the supine position, raising the leg with the knee extended stretches the
position, raising the leg ... with the knee extended ... buttock to below the knee ... foot or large toe ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Apley Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
Compression Test on Knee ... while the other leg ... compression force on the leg ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video