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Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
flattening the lumbar ... spine. ... contralateral leg ... #Contracture #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... spine • Trauma ... spine Signs / ... #MSK #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Pace Maneuver for Piriformis Syndrome

With the patient's hips and needs flexed to 90 degrees, the patient
for Piriformis Syndrome ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... hip #lumbar #sciatica ... #msk #orthopedics
Passive Straight Leg Raise Test for Low Back Pain and Sciatica

A passive straight leg raise should
reproduction of radicular symptoms ... 70 degrees of hip ... radiculopathy #Spine ... #PhysicalExam # ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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mass compression, spinal ... stenosis, lumbar ... Negative Straight Leg ... superior iliac spine ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... deficiency etc) • Spinal ... Herpes zoster - HIV ... lower #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
Stork Test 

The stork test evaluates for a stress fracture of the pars interarticularis in the
on hips and stands ... on one leg, and ... #spine #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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Symptoms - Cauda ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... Differential Diagnosis ... infarct • HIV ... #differential #diagnosis
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
flattening the lumbar ... spine. ... contralateral leg ... #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
clumsiness in hands ... saddle anesthesia. leg ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk #orthopedics