Musculoskeletal (MSK), Orthopedics and Sports Physical Exam Library
A searchable collection of Musculoskeletal (MSK), Orthopedics and Sports related physical exam video clips and infographics.  Use these video clips at the bedside to teach medical trainees important aspects of the MSK/sports physical exam.  Designed as a quick reference for physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists and acute rehab practitioners.

General MSK Physical Exam Findings:
 • #Dislocation - Dislocation of ankle, shoulder, patella, etc
 • #Fracture#Instability - Instability or the wrist, ankle, knee, etc
 • #Reduction - Joint Reduction
 • #Subluxation - Subluxation

#Shoulder and Arm Examination:
 • #Apley - Apley Scratch Test of Internal and External Rotation
 • #Biceps Tendon, Tendinitis (Note the overlap with #Labral tests)
     • #Load - Biceps Load Test
     • #Popeyes - Popeye's Sign in biceps tendon rupture
     • #Speeds - Speed's Test
     • #Tension - Biceps Tension Test
     • #Uppercut - Uppercut Test
     • #Yergasons - Yergason's Test
 • #Dislocation and #Reduction#SMT - Scapular Manipulation Technique for Shoulder Reduction 
 • #Hornblower - Hornblower Test for Teres Minor Injury
 • #Impingement - Shoulder Impingement
     • #Arc - Arc Test 
     • #Hawkins - Hawkins Kennedy Test
     • #Neer - Neer Test for impingement
 • #Instability - Glenohumeral #Instability Tests
     • #Apprehension - Shoulder Apprehension and Relocation Test (Anterior Instability)
     • #Drawer - Anterior and Posterior Shoulder Drawer Tests
     • #Jerk - Jerk Test
     • #Load - Load and Shift Test
     • #Norwood - Norwood Stress Test (posterior instability)
     • #Sulcus - Sulcus sign (inferior shoulder instability)
 • #Labral - Labrum Tear / Injury (Note the overlap with #Biceps tendon tests)
     • #Clunk - Clunk Test
     • #Crank - Crank Test
     • #OBriens - O'Brien's Test for Labral Tear
     • #Mimori - Mimori Pain Provocation Test
 • #Scarf - Cross Arm Test for #Acromioclavicular Joint Dysfunction
 • #Shrug - Shrug Sign in rotator cuff injury
 • #Subscapularis Tests
     • #Bear - Bear Hug Test
     • #Belly - Belly Press Test
     • #Gerbers - #LiftOff (Push Off) Test
     • #Napoleon - Supine Napoleon Test
 • #Supraspinatus Tests
     • #Drop - Drop Arm Test
     • #Full - Full Can Test
     • #Jobe - Empty Can Test
 • Thoracic #Outlet Syndrome
     • #Adsons - Adson's Test
     • #Cyriax - Cyriax Release Test 
     • #Eden’s - Costoclavicular Test
     • #Roos - Roos' Test 
     • #Wright - Wright (Hyperabduction) Test
 • #Winged - Winged Scapula

#Elbow and Arm Examination:
 • #Bursitis - Olecranon Bursitis
 • #Dislocation and #Reduction#Golfers - Golfer's Elbow (Medial #Epicondylitis)#Tennis - Tennis Elbow (Lateral #Epicondylitis)#Cozens - Cozen's Test
     • #Maudsleys - Maudsley's Test
     • #Mills - Mill’s Test
 • #Tinels - Tinel's Test in Ulnar nerve entrapment
 • #ULNT - Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests
 • #Valgus - Valgus Stress Test for Ulnar Collateral Ligament (#UCL) Stability
 • #Varus - Varus Stress Test for Radial Collateral Ligament (#RCL) Stability

#Hand and #Wrist Examination:
 • #Boyes - Boyes' Test for flexor digitorum superficialis injury
 • #Bunnel - Bunnel-Littler PIP Test
 • #Carpal - #Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (#CTS)
     • #Compression - Carpal Compression Test
     • #Oppositional - Oppositional Grasp Weakness
     • #Phalens - Phalen's Test
     • #Tinel - Tinel's Test
 • #Collateral - Finger Ulnar and Radial Collateral Ligament Stress Tests
 • #deQuervains - de Quervain's Tenosynovitis
     • #Eichhoff's - Eichhoff's Test
     • #Finkelstein - Finkelstein Test
     • #WHAT - Wrist Hyperflexion and Abduction of the Thumb (WHAT Test)
 • #Drop - Wrist Drop
 • #Dupuytrens - Dupuytren's Contracture
 • #ECU - Extensor carpi ulnaris tendinitis
 • #Elsons - Elson's Test for extensor digitorum injury
 • #Fovea - Ulnar Fovea Sign Test
 • #Froments - Froment's Sign in Ulnar Nerve Injury
 • #Grind - Thumb #CMC Axial Grind Test
 • #Jersey - Jersey Finger (Flexor Digitorum #Profundus Test)
 • #OK - OK Sign for interosseous nerve injury
 • #Radial - Radial Nerve Palsy
     • #Synkinetic - Synkinetic Wrist Extension Maneuver (Radial Palsy)
 • #Scapholunate - Scapholunate Instability
     • #Shuck - Shuck Test
     • #Watsons - Watson's Test
 • #Thumb - Thumb Grind Test, Thumb Ulnar Collateral Ligament Stress Test
 • #Trigger - Trigger Finger (Stenosing Flexor Tenosynovitis)
 • #Ulnar - Ulnar Nerve Injury, Ulnar Tunnel Syndrome

#Cervical Spine:
 • #Distraction - Distraction Test for Cervical Radiculopathy
 • #Spurlings - Spurling's Test for Cervical Root Impingement

#Hip, Lower Back and #Lumbar Spine:
 • #ASLR - Active Straight Leg Raise Test
 • #Kyphosis - Kyphosis
 • #Piriformis - Piriformis Syndrome in #Sciatica#FAIR - FAIR Test (Flexion, Adduction, and Internal Rotation)
     • #Freibergs - Freiberg's Test
     • #Pace - Pace Maneuver
 • #Reduction - Hip Reduction
 • #Sacroiliac - Sacroiliac Injury
     • #Compression - Sacroiliac Joint Compression Test
     • #Distraction - Sacroiliac Joint Distraction Test
     • #FABER - FABER (#Patricks) Test
     • #Flexion - Seated and Standing Flexion Tests
     • #Gaenslens - Gaenslen's Maneuver
     • #Newton - Modified Newton Test for Sacroiliac Dysfunction
     • #Thrust - Sacral Thrust Test
 • #Slump - Slump Test for #Sciatica#Stork - Stork Test for pars interarticularis fracture
 • #Straight - Straight Leg Raise Test for Low Back Pain and #Sciatica#Thomas - Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture
 • #Trendelenburg - Trendelenburg Test for Hip Stability

#Femur and Leg Examination:
 • #Elys - Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Spasticity
 • #Fulcrum - Fulcrum Test for Femoral Stress Fracture
 • #Hamstring - Hamstring Flexibility Test
 • #Heel - Heel Strike Test for Femoral Fracture
 • #Length - Leg Length Measurement
 • #Log - Log Roll for Femoral Fracture

#Knee Examination:
 • #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

#Ankle Examination:
 • #Achilles- Achilles Tendon Injury
 • #Drawer - Anterior Drawer Test for Talofibular Ligament injury
 • #Kleigers - Kleiger's Test for #Syndesmotic Injury
 • #Peroneal - Peroneal Tendon Dislocation 
 • #Squeeze - Squeeze Test for Syndesmotic Injury
 • #Talar - Talar Tilt Test
 • #Thompson - Thompson Test (Achilles)
 • #Tinels - Tinel's Test for Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome

#Foot Examination:
 • #Drop - Foot Drop, Toe Drop
 • #Midfoot - Midfoot Torsion Test
 • #Mulders - Mulder's Test for Morton Neuroma
 • #Paper - Paper Grip Strength Test
 • #Squeeze - Calcaneal Squeeze Test
 • #Windlass - Windlass Test for Plantar Fasciitis

Miscellaneous MSK Findings and Signs:
 • #Osteochondroma - Osteochondroma 

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Reduction of Posterior Elbow Dislocation

#Elbow #Dislocation #Reduction #Posterior #clinical #video #msk #sports #orthopedics #physicalexam
clinical #video #msk ... #orthopedics #physicalexam
Severe Anterior Shoulder Dislocation

#Anterior #Shoulder #Dislocation #clinical #video #orthopedics #physicalexam #msk #sports
#orthopedics #physicalexam ... #msk #sports
Hip Reduction after Dislocation

#Hip #Reduction #Dislocation #clinical #video #physicalexam #sports #orthopedics #msk
clinical #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #msk
Winged Scapula on Physical Exam

Caused by injury to the long thoracic nerve

#Winged #Scapula #PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Winged #Scapula #PhysicalExam ... video #neurology #msk
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury seen with positive Anterior Drawer Test

#Anterior #Cruciate #Ligament #ACL #Injury #Drawer #Test
#Drawer #Test #physicalexam ... clinical #video #msk
Dupuytren's Contracture (Palmar Fibromatosis) on Physical Exam

#Dupuytrens #Contracture #Palmar #Fibromatosis #clinical #video #physicalexam #msk #hand #orthopedics
clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #hand #orthopedics
Olecranon Bursitis on Elbow Examination

Video via @inertiamedical

#Olecranon #Bursitis #msk #sports #orthopedics #elbow #physicalexam #clinical #video
Olecranon #Bursitis #msk ... orthopedics #elbow #physicalexam
Stenosing Flexor Tenosynovitis or Trigger Finger on Physical Exam

Dr. Sergi Barrera @dr.sergibarrera

#TriggerFinger #Trigger #Finger #Stenosing #flexor
tenosynovitis #msk ... #clinical #physicalexam
Achilles Tendon Rupture in Slow Motion

Dr. Boris Gojanovic @DrSportSante

#Achilles #Tendon #Rupture #SlowMotion #clinical #Video #Sports #Mechanism
Sports #Mechanism #PhysicalExam ... #msk #orthopedics
Achilles Tendon Rupture in Slow Motion

Achilles injury in a sprinter.

#Achilles #Tendon #Rupture #clinical #video #physicalexam #orthopedics
clinical #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #msk