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Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex)

Flexion and adduction of the thumb and flexion of the index
Positive Hoffmann's sign ... and adduction of ... the thumb and flexion ... #Hoffmanns #sign ... #msk #orthopedics
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
: Pathogenesis and ... Signs/Symptoms ... FemoralHead #Fractures #msk ... #signs #symptoms ... #orthopedics
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
: Pathogenesis and ... Chondrodysplasia Neurologic ... abduction and medial ... causes #symptoms #signs ... #diagnosis #msk
Positive J-Sign - Maltracking Patella on Knee Examination

Inverted J sign in a 15-year-old girl with patellar
Positive J-Sign ... Inverted J sign ... patellar pain and ... #J #Sign #Knee ... #msk #orthopedics
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
and Management ... Unilateral upper AND ... bilateral, non-CN7 neuropathies ... ophthalmoplegia), systemic signs ... and Workup: •
Wartenberg Thumb Reflex

Forceful flexion of the fingers at the distal IP joints produces (Adduction, flexion, and
, and opposition ... Babinski’s plantar sign ... unrelated Wartenberg sign ... Reflex #Adduction #Sign ... #hand #neurology
Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
Hoover's Sign for ... to flex their weak ... leg at the hip. ... normal people and ... #Hoovers #Sign #
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10 to 19 years and ... preferentially affects the flexors ... of the legs and ... • Bilateral signs ... #management #neurology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
purpura: Strong sign ... /or motor neuropathy ... hip • Muscle strength ... affects the skin, neurologic ... weakness • Nerves: Neuropathy