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Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
disruption (may be bony ... terminal extensor tendon ... Exam: Swollen and tender ... DIP joint that ... #MSK
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
One hip is maximally ... flattening the lumbar ... #Contracture #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk ... #orthopedics
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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JointHip Dysplasia ... Slipped Capital Femoral ... Patella (e.g., Tendon ... Deformity #Limp #MSK ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
buttock, if the hip ... irritation or lumbar ... clinical #video #hip ... #physicalexam # ... msk #orthopedics
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
buttock, if the hip ... irritation or lumbar ... clinical #video #hip ... #physicalexam # ... msk #orthopedics
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Adjacent bursa • Tendon ... • Ligament • Bone ... e.g., congenital hip ... slipped capital femoral ... #Pain #MSK #rheumatology
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
Patient lays supine, one ... flattening the lumbar ... #contracture #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk ... #orthopedics
Stork Test 

The stork test evaluates for a stress fracture of the pars interarticularis in the
places hands on hips ... and stands on one ... #spine #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk ... #orthopedics
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework Bone ... Slipped capital femoral ... Herpes zoster - HIV ... lower #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
Orthopedic Splints ... fracture of ankle joint ... stabilisation of femoral ... ill-development of lumbar ... treatment of fractured bones