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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 ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
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 ... more than 135°, ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pediatrics #Peds
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
Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
Pediatric Primitive ... Moro Reflex (Startle ... , turn head to one ... #Peds #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
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 ... and knee flexion ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Tone - Leg Recoil on Physical Exam
To test leg recoil, the legs are fully flexed on
Tone - Leg Recoil ... quickly extended and ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #peds ... #pediatrics
Lower Extremity Tone on Physical Exam
Assessing motor function of the lower extremities begins with passive range
the hips, the knees ... and any tone abnormalities ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #peds ... #pediatrics
Tone - Popliteal Angle on Physical Exam
The popliteal angle is an assessment of the tone of
Tone - Popliteal ... It is done one leg ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #peds ... #pediatrics
In a patient in the supine position, raising the leg with the knee extended stretches the
with the knee extended ... buttock to below the knee ... but the pain is more ... foot or large toe ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
contralateral leg ... flexes at the knee ... and rises off the ... #contracture #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics