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Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
One hip is maximally ... the patient's chest ... flexes at the knee ... and rises off the ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Rib Fracture on POCUS

Instead of poorly-sensitive and time-consuming chest xray for rib fracture, instead just “Point
POCUS Instead ... time-consuming chest ... xray for rib fracture ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #msk #clinical
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
Bone: Bone ... of hypoechoic spots ... infrapatellar bursa of the knee ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK ... #POCUS #Atlas #
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
course based on chest ... confirm in the short ... Be wary of the bone ... completely replace x-ray ... #ultrasound #trauma
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
the patient's chest ... flexes at the knee ... and rises off the ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics