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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
clinical findings • Anterior ... > Anterior spinal ... > Posterior spinal ... bladder and rectal reflex ... #orthopedics #neurology
Positive Lachman's Test

The Lachman test is a clinical test used to diagnose injury of the anterior
used to diagnose injury ... The knee is flexed ... The examiner should ... ACL #PhysicalExam ... Positive #Video #Knee
Demonstration of the Lachman Test for assess for ACL Injury - Normal Exam

Demonstration by Dan Smith,
assess for ACL Injury ... used to diagnose injury ... The knee is flexed ... The examiner should ... ACL #PhysicalExam
Abnormal Posterior Drawer Test in Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury

False anterior drawer: start from retropulsion of
Drawer Test in ... Ligament (PCL) Injury ... False anterior ... #Drawer #Test # ... Knee #PhysicalExam
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... the lesion Posterior ... involved) - Tendon reflex ... in deep tendon reflexes ... involved & the posterior
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... • Locked-in syndrome ... Awareness • Injury ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
, T1 (median) Reflexes ... spared in this injury ... Anterior Shoulder ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Orthopedic Dislocations (Shoulder, Elbow and Hip) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Shoulder Dislocation
 • Fall on the
with rotation • Posterior ... rotation) • Anterior ... elbow fully as a test ... of dash board injury ... Affected hip and knee
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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L5/S1 with an inferior ... perineum, and posterior ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Posterior Knee Dislocation ... , POSTERIOR KNEE ... Neurologic deficit ... Neurologic injuries ... (25%) TEST FOR: