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Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
spine Signs / ... loss of normal leg ... • Neuropathic pain ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... diagnosis #symptoms #signs
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
 •
Radiculopathy: Signs ... • Back/Neck Pain ... • Straight leg ... further pulls on lumbar ... Radiculopathy #MSK
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Joint Causes of Leg ... Ewing sarcoma • Legg-Calve-Perthes ... lower #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
: • Leg extension ... → pain in back/ ... 95% Brudzinski Sign ... ; Spec: 60-80% Lumbar ... diagnosis #testing #physicalexam
Passive Straight Leg Raise Test for Low Back Pain and Sciatica

A passive straight leg raise should
Passive Straight Leg ... passive straight leg ... Passive #Straight #Leg ... radiculopathy #Spine #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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spinal stenosis, lumbar ... Negative Straight Leg ... Raise Test - Pain ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... differential #diagnosis #signs
Stork Test 

The stork test evaluates for a stress fracture of the pars interarticularis in the
stands on one leg ... Pain in the lumbar ... #Stork #Test #Lumbar ... #spine #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Loss of pain and ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
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 ... transmitted to either leg ... Leg #Paralysis # ... #neurology #psychiatry
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
examiner flexes the leg ... table, or with pain ... in the back or leg ... irritation or lumbar ... #msk #orthopedics