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Tone - Leg Traction on Physical Exam
Leg traction is done by holding the leg by the
Tone - Leg Traction ... by the ankle. ... The knee should ... maintain a flexed angle ... extension of the knee
In a patient in the supine position, raising the leg with the knee extended stretches the
with the knee extended ... A positive test ... buttock to below the knee ... when the angle ... This test is 90%
Tone - Popliteal Angle on Physical Exam
The popliteal angle is an assessment of the tone of
Tone - Popliteal Angle ... The popliteal angle ... It is done one leg ... the back of the ankle ... The angle between
Kleiger's Test for Syndesmotic Injury

Kleiger's evaluates for a syndesmotic injury. 
With the knee fixed, the foot
Kleiger's Test for ... With the knee fixed ... is a positive test ... Syndesmotic #Injury #leg ... #ankle #PhysicalExam
Spiral fracture of the distal tibial shaft with 90 degrees of lateral angulation (so the lateral
projection of the leg ... has the ankle appearing ... Ankle syndesmosis
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
Femoral Condyle Knee ... Medial Malleolus Ankle ... Dorsiflexion Knee ... Lateral Calcaneus Ankle ... Plantarflexion Ankle
Apley Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
on Knee Examination ... patient prone, the knee ... while the other leg ... compression force on the leg ... meniscal #meniscus #Knee
Mytomes - Segmental Innervation of Muscles
Shoulder	Abduction	C5	Axillary Nerve
Shoulder	Adduction	C6-C8	Thoracodorsal Nerve
Elbow	Flexion	C5	Musculocutaneous Nerve
Elbow	Extension	C7	Radial Nerve
Wrist	Extension	C6	Radial Nerve
Fingers	Flexion	C8	Median Nerve
Fingers	Abduction	T1	Ulnar Nerve
Hip	Flexion	L2	Nerve to Psoas
Hip	Extension	S1	Inferior Gluteal
Gluteal Nerve Knee ... Tibial Nerve Knee ... Femoral Nerve Ankle ... Peroneal Nerve Ankle
Achilles Tendon Rupture in Slow Motion

Caused by high speed knee extension with ankle dorsiflexion.

Dr. Boris Gojanovic
by high speed knee ... extension with ankle
McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

With the patient lying supine, the examiner palpates the
McMurray's Test ... Meniscal Tear on Knee ... from the ankle/ ... #McMurrays #Test ... Tear #Meniscus #Knee