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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
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 ... - Emergency Causes ... cord infarct • HIV ... • Provocative Tests ... #causes #neurology
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
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
preferentially affects the flexors ... with or without back ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... • Infectious causes