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Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Causes: • Large lumbar ... spine Signs / Symptoms ... loss of normal leg ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #symptoms
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Pathogenesis and Clinical ... paresthetica • Symptoms ... spinal stenosis, lumbar ... Negative Straight Leg ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
flattening the lumbar ... contralateral leg ... #Contracture #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
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Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms ... : • Straight leg ... further pulls on lumbar ... Radiculopathy #MSK ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Freiberg's Test for Piriformis Syndrome

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, internally rotate the hip.
Pain in the
Test #sciatica #lumbar ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... msk #sports #orthopedics
Passive Straight Leg Raise Test for Low Back Pain and Sciatica

A passive straight leg raise should
to evaluate for lumbar ... reproduction of radicular symptoms ... radiculopathy #Spine #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Pathogenesis and clinical ... lateral hip Signs/Symptoms ... • Shortened leg ... FemoralHead #Fractures #msk ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms
Bilateral LMN palsy with tongue weakness, wasting and fasciculations.  →  Bulbar motor Neuron disease

Note
Bilateral LMN palsy ... → Bulbar motor ... fasciculations #LMN ... #CNXII #CN12 #clinical ... video #neurology #physicalexam
Piriformis Test (FAIR Test - Flexion, Adduction, and Internal Rotation)

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, then
Test #sciatica #lumbar ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... msk #sports #orthopedics
Pace Maneuver for Piriformis Syndrome

With the patient's hips and needs flexed to 90 degrees, the patient
Piriformis #Syndrome #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #hip #lumbar #sciatica ... #msk #orthopedics