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Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Flexure Contracture ... flexure contracture ... flattening the lumbar ... table, the test is positive ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Pace Maneuver for Piriformis Syndrome

With the patient's hips and needs flexed to 90 degrees, the patient
for Piriformis Syndrome ... The test is positive ... Test #Piriformis #Syndrome ... #lumbar #sciatica ... #msk #orthopedics
Freiberg's Test for Piriformis Syndrome

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, internally rotate the hip.
Pain in the
for Piriformis Syndrome ... Flex the hip ... gluteal region is a positive ... Test #sciatica #lumbar ... #msk #sports #orthopedics
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
Ely's Test for Rectus ... The test is positive ... A positive test ... irritation or lumbar ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
Ely's Test for Rectus ... The test is positive ... A positive test ... irritation or lumbar ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
Thomas' Test for Hip ... flattening the lumbar ... table, the test is positive ... Flexure #Flexor #contracture ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
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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nerve roots of lumbar ... constipation Differential ... cord infarct • HIV ... tone or voluntary contracture ... #differential #