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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 ... rises off the table ... , the test is positive ... #Contracture #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk
Cervical Central Canal and Neural Foraminal Stenosis Grading

Cervical Central Canal Stenosis Grading
 - Normal - No
Cervical Central ... Stenosis #Grading #Spine ... #Report #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #MSK #MRI
Lumbar Central Canal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No CSF effacement 
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Lumbar Central Canal ... Spinal #Stenosis #Spine ... Report #Grading #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #MSK #MRI
Lumbar spine reporting - Nomenclature
Bulge (>25% disc circumference)
  - Symmetric (Circumferential) 
  - Asymmetric
Lumbar spine reporting ... MarkMamloukMD #Lumbar #Spine ... Reporting #Disc #Classification ... Herniation #Protrusion #Radiology ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... may be present Central ... test (posterior ... canal) or supine ... #differential #diagnosis
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
flattening the lumbar spine ... rises off the table ... , the test is positive ... #contracture #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk
Lumbar stenosis guide we created to implement consistent radiology reporting across our multi-hospital network. 
Lumbar Central
Lumbar Central Canal ... Spinal #Stenosis #Spine ... Report #Grading #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #MSK #MRI
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... HIT) result is positive ... patients with a central ... a stand-alone test ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Lumbar Neural Foraminal Stenosis Grading 
  - Normal - No fat effacement, Keyhole appearance
Spinal #Stenosis #Spine ... Report #Grading #Classification ... Neural #Foraminal #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #MSK
Ulnar Fovea Sign Test for Fovea Disruption

Useful for patients with pain along the ulnar aspect of
the elbow on a table ... the wrist in the neutral ... The test is positive ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #msk