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Freiberg's Test for Piriformis Syndrome

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, internally rotate the hip.
Pain in the
for Piriformis Syndrome ... Flex the hip ... lumbar #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... msk #sports #orthopedics
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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must be absent: lower ... gait, strength, reflexes ... Straight Leg Raise Test ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... #signs #symptoms
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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spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... Differential Diagnosis ... cord infarct • HIV ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... • Locked-in syndrome ... • Examine for signs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Mixed upper and lower ... bladder and rectal reflex ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #msk #orthopedics
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... leg reflexes) ... #MSK #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms ... #signs
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... and signs below ... spasticity • Lower ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... reflexes: Areflexia
Hoover's Sign for Functional Lower Extremity Paralysis

Used to distinguish organic from functional leg hemiparesis.

Ask the patient
Functional Lower ... Ask the patient ... leg at the hip. ... hemiparesis #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #
Ober's Test for TFL/ITB Inflammation

With the patient in the lateral position, affected side up.  The
In a normal test ... Iliotibial #Band #Syndrome ... knee #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... sports #msk #orthopedics
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
are unable to flex ... location of the symptoms ... Femoris #clinical #video ... #hip #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics