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Lachman test in ACL-deficient Knee

This patient has pathologic varus alignment across the knee and a chronic
#ACL #Knee #Injury ... #ACLTear #clinical ... #video #PhysicalExam ... #Sports #Ortho ... #anterior #cruciate
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
C6 Dorsal Thumb Wrist ... Abdominal Reflex L2 Anterior ... Medial Thigh Hip ... #differential #diagnosis ... #Neurology #Spine
Lachman Test for ACL Injury

The patient lies supine and with the knee in ~20-30 degrees of
degrees of flexion, hip ... #ACL #Injury #Anterior ... Cruciate #Ligament #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #sports
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT2)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Elbow extension →
Neuropathy Elbow ... forearm supination → wrist ... #ULNT2 #ULTT2 #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #neurology #ULNT
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT1)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
forearm supination → wrist ... external rotation → elbow ... #ULNT1 #ULTT1 #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #neurology #ULNT
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
normally elicits elbow ... #Reflex #neurology ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... orthopedics #msk #sports
Belly Press Test for Subscapularis Injury

An alternative to the lift-off test, or when the lift-off test
Subscapularis Injury ... movement of the wrist ... #shoulder #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #sports
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
- C6, C7, C8 Elbow ... spared in this injury ... Anterior Shoulder ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #arm #physicalexam
Sacroiliac Distraction Test

The examiner applies downward and lateral pressure to the bilateral ASIS , the effect
distraction force to the anterior ... indicating SI Joint injury ... SIJoint #Joint #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #hip #msk #sports
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... flexed at the elbow ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose ... #diagnosis