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Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
flattening the lumbar ... flexor pathology ... #Hip #Flexure # ... Flexor #contracture ... #orthopedics
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Hip Flexure Contracture ... flexure contracture ... spine. ... #Hip #Flexure # ... #orthopedics
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
enable extension; flexor ... enable extension; flexor ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hand ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Passive Straight Leg Raise Test for Low Back Pain and Sciatica

A passive straight leg raise should
70 degrees of hip ... flexion. ... radiculopathy #Spine ... video #sports #msk ... #orthopedics
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 ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... negative, MOG-IgG test