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Thompson Test for Achilles Tendon Injury

In the normal right side, squeezing the calf results in plantar
Achilles Tendon ... Injury In the ... tendon tear or ... #Achilles #Tendon ... #sports #msk #physicalexam
Thompson Test for Achilles Tendon Injury

In the normal right side, squeezing the calf results in plantar
Achilles Tendon ... Injury In the ... tendon tear or ... #Achilles #Tendon ... #sports #msk #physicalexam
Thompson Test for Achilles Tendon Injury

In the normal left side, squeezing the calf results in plantar
Achilles Tendon ... Injury In the ... tendon tear or ... #Achilles #Tendon ... #sports #msk #physicalexam
Thompson's Test for Achilles Tendon Injury

In a prone position, Achilles tendon stability can be assessed using
for Achilles Tendon ... Injury In a ... #Achilles #Tendon ... #Injury #ankle ... #msk #orthopedics
McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

With the patient lying supine, the examiner palpates the
for Meniscal Tear ... the leg from the ankle ... injury. ... #Meniscal #Tear ... #physicalexam #msk
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
the side of a nerve ... or spinal root injury ... The Achilles reflex ... The Achilles tendon ... Wrist clonus is
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Adjacent bursa • Tendon ... visceral organ or nerve ... trauma (e.g., meniscal ... tears) • Congenital ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Awareness • Injury ... threat Cranial Nerves ... Reflexes: • Deep tendon ... If ok with ICU team
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Common peroneal nerve ... injury (25%) TEST ... special ligament/meniscus ... >> LINK TO ACL TEARS ... #msk #clinical