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Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Trendelenburg Gait ... Chondrodysplasia Neurologic ... Valgus position of knee ... pathophysiology #causes ... signs #diagnosis #msk
Hemiplegic Gait 

With a hemiplegic gait there is impaired natural swinging at the hip and knee
Hemiplegic Gait ... With a hemiplegic gait ... swinging at the hip ... and knee with leg ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis of Dorsal Flexion of the Foot.
When trying to walk the tip
trying to walk the tip ... avoid this, he raises ... peroneal nerve, which causes ... the thigh on the hip ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
neck stiffness causes ... the patient's knees ... and hips to flex ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #neurology
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
neck stiffness causes ... the patient's knees ... and hips to flex ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #neurology
Piriformis Test

The Piriformis test evaluates for pain from sciatic nerve irritation caused by the piriformis muscle.
With
for pain from sciatic ... nerve irritation caused ... patient prone, the knees ... #PhysicalExam # ... video #sports #msk
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... Brucellosis - Viruses: HIV ... #Effusions #causes ... differential #diagnosis #msk ... #physicalexam
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Reflexes: • Knee ... Low back pain, sciatica ... Commonly caused ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... sensory #motor #leg #physicalexam
Scissor Gait on Physical Exam

A scissoring gait is characterized by the thighs and knees crossing each
Scissor Gait on ... the thighs and knees ... Caused by spastic ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #neurology
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Bone/Joint Causes ... compression • Sciatica ... Herpes zoster - HIV ... lower #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam