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Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Externally Rotated Leg ... • Shortened leg ... Internally Rotated Leg ... down affected leg ... FemoralHead #Fractures #msk
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
 •
Radiculopathy: Signs ... and Symptoms ... : • Straight leg ... Radiculopathy #MSK ... #symptoms #pathophysiology
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
lumbar spine Signs ... / Symptoms / Complications ... loss of normal leg ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... #signs
Abnormal (Positive) Babinski Sign on Physical Exam

Dorsiflexion of the great toe with or without fanning of
Positive) Babinski Sign ... withdrawal of the leg ... Positive #Babinski #Sign ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video
Leg Length Discrepancy Testing on Physical Examination

To prevent loss of leg length due to rotation, ask
Leg Length Discrepancy ... prevent loss of leg ... open_michigan #Leg ... #Discrepancy #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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paresthetica • Symptoms ... Negative Straight Leg ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... differential #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
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 ... meniscus #Knee #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #orthopedics #msk
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
contralateral leg ... Video via @open_michigan ... #Contracture #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Passive Straight Leg Raise Test for Low Back Pain and Sciatica

A passive straight leg raise should
Passive Straight Leg ... passive straight leg ... reproduction of radicular symptoms ... Passive #Straight #Leg ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
on her chest (photo ... evaluate her JVP (video ... extra sound is a pericardial ... #PhysicalExam # ... Video #Clinical