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Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
Provocative Testing Supraspinatus ... - Hawkin’s Test ... - Drop Arm Test ... Labral tear: ... #Impingement #ALiEM
Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
Supraspinatus Tear ... evaluates for a supraspinatus ... muscle tear. ... #Supraspinatus ... #Tear #Shoulder
ANKLE FRACTURES: Lauge-Hansen Classification 
- Describes position of foot and mechanism of injury. Fx
progresses from Stage
ANKLE FRACTURES: ... ATFL ligament tear ... PM fx (or PTFL tear ... #Orthopedics #Ankle ... Classification #ALiEM
Hawkin's Test 1. Position arm in throwing position and flex forward 30 degrees. 2. Examiner internally
Hawkin's Test 1. ... #Diagnosis #Ortho ... #Sports #Supraspinatus ... #RotatorCuff #Test ... #Hawkin #ALiEM
Jobe's Test ("Empty Can" Test) 1. Position arm in scapular plane and point thumb down as
Jobe's Test ("Empty ... Can" Test) 1. ... #Diagnosis #Ortho ... #Sports #Supraspinatus ... EmptyCan #Jobe #ALiEM
Drop Arm Test 1. Position patient's arm fully abducted so hand is over the head. 2.
Drop Arm Test 1. ... If supraspinatus ... drop #Diagnosis #Ortho ... #RotatorCuff #Test ... #DropArm #ALiEM
Labral tear - Crank Test 1. Position patient's arm in 90 degree abduction and elbow flexion
Labral tear - Crank ... Test 1. ... arm #Diagnosis #Ortho ... #RotatorCuff #Test ... #Crank #ALiEM
Positive Lachman test in ACL Injury

Here is an exam of a patient under anesthesia with an
Positive Lachman test ... anesthesia with an ACL tear ... #Lachmans #test ... PhysicalExam #Sports #Ortho
Pivot-Shift Test in ACL-deficient Knee

This patient has pathologic varus alignment across the knee and a chronic
Pivot-Shift Test ... a chronic ACL tear ... Shift #PivotShift #test ... PhysicalExam #Sports #Ortho
Ankle Fractures: Lauge-Hansen Classification - Pronation-Abduction (PAB) #Clinical #EM #Ortho #Ankle #Fracture #PronationAbduction #PAB #ALiEM
Ankle Fractures: ... #Clinical #EM #Ortho ... #Ankle #Fracture ... PronationAbduction #PAB #ALiEM