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Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Thomas' Test for ... flattening the lumbar ... spine. ... Contracture #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
Ely's Test for Rectus ... with pain in the back ... irritation or lumbar ... #physicalexam # ... msk #orthopedics
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
Ely's Test for Rectus ... with pain in the back ... irritation or lumbar ... #physicalexam # ... msk #orthopedics
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

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

A passive straight leg raise should
for Low Back Pain ... 70 degrees of hip ... radiculopathy #Spine ... #PhysicalExam # ... video #sports #msk
Stork Test 

The stork test evaluates for a stress fracture of the pars interarticularis in the
spine. ... places hands on hips ... #Lumbar #spine ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... video #sports #msk
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 ... cord infarct • HIV ... Palpation - lower back ... • 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