Knee Physical Examination
A searchable collection of Musculoskeletal (MSK), Orthopedics and Sports related physical exam video clips and infographics relating to the examination of the knee.
A bedside resource for educating physical therapists, occupational therapists, sports medicine, orthopedic trainees, general practitioners and more.

 • #ACL - Anterior Cruciate Ligament
     • #Anterior - Anterior Drawer Test
     • #Lachman - Lachman Test
     • #Lellis - Lelli's Test (#Lever Sign)
 • #Apley - Apley Compression, Distraction Tests for Meniscal and Ligamentous Injury 
 • #Apprehension - Patellar Apprehension Test for Patellar Instability
 • #Ballottement - Ballottement test for knee effusion
 • #Bulge - Bulge test for knee #effusion#Dislocation - Patellar Dislocation
 • #Effusion - Knee Effusions
 • #Hyperextension - Knee Hyperextension
 • #Iliotibial - Iliotibial Band Syndrome
     • #Nobles - Noble's Test 
     • #Obers - Ober's Test
 • #Instability - Knee Instability
 • #JSign - J Sign in Maltracking Patella 
 • #Laxity - Knee laxity
 • #LCL - Lateral Collateral Ligament
 • #MCL - Medial Collateral Ligament
 • #Meniscal - Meniscal injury and examination
     • #Bounce - Bounce Test for Meniscal Injury
     • #Discoid - Discoid Lateral Meniscus
     • #McMurray - McMurray Test for Meniscal Injury
     • #Thessaly - Thessaly Test for Meniscal Tear
 • #Patellar - Patellar findings (fracture, instability)
 • #Patellofemoral - Patellofemoral Syndrome
     • #Clarkes - Patellar #Grind Test
     • #Inhibition - Patellar Inhibition Test
 • #PCL - Posterior Cruciate Ligament
     • #Posterior - Posterior Drawer Test
     • #Sag - PCL Sag Test
 • #Pivot - Pivot Shift Test for knee instability
 • #PFJI - Patellofemoral Joint Instability (PFJI)
 • #PLC - Posterolateral Corner Injury
 • #Slocums - Slocum's Test for Knee Instability (AMRI, ALRI)
 • #Valgus and #Varus - Valgus (#MCL) and Varus (#LCL) Knee Stress Tests

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Split, Fractured Patella on Knee Exam

30 years old male, 10 years post motorbike accident.  Split,
Fractured Patella on Knee ... Fractured #Patella #Knee ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #msk #orthopedics
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Thessaly Test for Knee ... Thessaly #Test #Knee ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Varus Stress Test for LCL Injury on Knee Physical Exam

The knee is examined in extension and
LCL Injury on Knee ... Physical Exam The knee ... #Stress #Test #Knee ... #LCL #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Clarke's Test (Patellar Grind Test)

Indicates Patellofemoral dysfunction.
 - Patient with knee in extension. Push posterior on
- Patient with knee ... is produced in knee ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #knee #Patellofemoral ... #msk #orthopedics
Positive J-Sign - Maltracking Patella on Knee Physical Exam

The J sign correlates with poor patellar tracking
Maltracking Patella on Knee ... JSign #J #Sign #Knee ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #msk #orthopedics
Knee Hyperextension Injury

Hyperextension injury of the knee while performing the leg press.

#Knee #Hyperextension #Injury #clinical #video
Knee Hyperextension ... injury of the knee ... #Knee #Hyperextension ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Patellar Instability on Knee Exam

Right knee s/p stabilization.
Left knee prior to surgery.

Clayton Nuelle, MD @NuelleSportsMD

#Patellar #Instability
Instability on Knee ... Exam Right knee ... Left knee prior ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #orthopedics
Sweep / Bulge Test for Knee Effusion

Video via @LearnPhysio

#Sweep #Bulge #Test #Knee #Effusion #clinical #video #physicalexam
Bulge Test for Knee ... #Bulge #Test #Knee ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Bilateral J Sign - Maltracking Patellas on Knee Examination

@mylord_23

#Maltracking #Positive #JSign #J #Sign #Knee #PhysicalExam #Patella
Maltracking Patellas on Knee ... JSign #J #Sign #Knee ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #msk #orthopedics
Severe Knee Laxity on Physical Exam

By Clayton Nuelle, MD @NuelleSportsMD

#Knee #Laxity #PhysicalExam #clinical #video #sports #msk
Severe Knee Laxity ... NuelleSportsMD #Knee ... #Laxity #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics