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Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Hip Flexure Contracture ... flattening the lumbar ... spine. ... #Hip #Flexure # ... #orthopedics
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
flattening the lumbar ... spine. ... #Hip #Flexure # ... video #sports #msk ... #orthopedics
Passive Straight Leg Raise Test for Low Back Pain and Sciatica

A passive straight leg raise should
and Sciatica ... 70 degrees of hip ... radiculopathy #Spine ... video #sports #msk ... #orthopedics
Stork Test 

The stork test evaluates for a stress fracture of the pars interarticularis in the
patient places hands ... on hips and stands ... #Lumbar #spine ... video #sports #msk ... #orthopedics
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
and PIP joints ... enable extension; flexor ... enable extension; flexor ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Slump Test for Sciatica

A variant of the Straight Leg Raise (SLR) and the Lasègue's tests, the
Leg Raise (SLR) and ... under increasing tension ... #Lumbar #Spine ... clinical #video #MSK ... #sports #orthopedics
Slump Test for Sciatica

A variant of the Straight Leg Raise (SLR) and the Lasègue's tests, the
Leg Raise (SLR) and ... under increasing tension ... #Lumbar #Spine ... clinical #video #MSK ... #sports #orthopedics
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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• Severe low back ... Differential Diagnosis ... cord infarct • HIV ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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spinal stenosis, lumbar ... absent: lower back ... Straight Leg Raise Test ... superior iliac spine ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK
Distinguishing between Inflammatory and Degenerative joint disease
Inflammatory Joint Disease
 • Swelling stimulates joint nociceptors -> Pain
weight-bearing joints tend ... affects the knee hip ... and L/C-spine facet ... #Degenerative #Comparison ... #JointPain #Diagnosis