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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 Hip ... flattening the lumbar ... contralateral leg ... #Contracture #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Joint Causes of Leg ... Ewing sarcoma • Legg-Calve-Perthes ... Herpes zoster - HIV ... lower #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
Passive Straight Leg Raise Test for Low Back Pain and Sciatica

A passive straight leg raise should
Passive Straight Leg ... passive straight leg ... 70 degrees of hip ... Passive #Straight #Leg ... video #sports #msk
Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
from functional leg ... flex their weak leg ... at the hip. ... Leg #Paralysis # ... #neurology #psychiatry
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
Thomas' Test for Hip ... flattening the lumbar ... contralateral leg ... #contracture #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk
Stork Test 

The stork test evaluates for a stress fracture of the pars interarticularis in the
places hands on hips ... stands on one leg ... Pain in the lumbar ... #spine #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
examiner flexes the leg ... in the back or leg ... irritation or lumbar ... #physicalexam # ... msk #orthopedics
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
examiner flexes the leg ... in the back or leg ... irritation or lumbar ... #physicalexam # ... msk #orthopedics
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
over a five to ten-year ... flexors of the legs ... • Bilateral signs ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB ... diagnosis #management #neurology