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Pace Maneuver for Piriformis Syndrome

With the patient's hips and needs flexed to 90 degrees, the patient
The test is positive ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #hip #lumbar #sciatica ... #msk #orthopedics ... #sports
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
flattening the lumbar ... flexes at the knee and ... Contracture #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Piriformis Test (FAIR Test - Flexion, Adduction, and Internal Rotation)

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, then
Rotation) Flex the hip ... internally rotate the hip ... #sciatica #lumbar ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #sports #orthopedics
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
PIP joints are ... and PIP joints ... Dislocation #IPJoint #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Stork Test 

The stork test evaluates for a stress fracture of the pars interarticularis in the
for a stress fracture ... on hips and stands ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Lumbar Spine X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Pedicles
 - Vertebral heights and end plates
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end plates - Transverse ... - Sacro-iliac joints ... interpretation #radiology ... #diagnosis #labeled ... #anatomy #msk #
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Absence of a fracture ... tender DIP joint ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hand ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Pelvic X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Sacro-iliac joints
 - Don't forget the lumbar spine -
- Sacro-iliac joints ... Don't forget the lumbar ... interpretation #radiology ... #diagnosis #labeled ... #anatomy #msk
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Pain - Diagnostic ... Number of Joints ... = Worry about late ... - parvovirus, HIV ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
flattening the lumbar ... flexes at the knee and ... #contracture #PhysicalExam ... clinical #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics