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Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
Myelopathy - Injury ... Hyperreflexia (deep-tendon ... reflex responses ... ) • Hand paresthesias ... #Myelopathy #diagnosis
Thompson's Test for Achilles Tendon Injury

In a prone position, Achilles tendon stability can be assessed using
Tendon Injury ... In a prone position ... , Achilles tendon ... #Tendon #Injury ... #msk #orthopedics
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex) in a patient with Multiple Sclerosis

The Hoffmann's reflex test itself
’s reflex and finger ... are not useful ... relaxation tend ... slow, but these are ... #Clinical #Video
Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
Achilles Tendon ... clinical findings ... are more common ... TendonRupture #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #msk #orthopedics
Hoffmann's Sign

Hoffman's sign means upper motor neuron injury.  The Hoffmann's reflex test itself involves loosely
upper motor neuron injury ... thumb on the same hand ... #Reflex #Positive ... #Abnormal #clinical ... #video #neurology
Sulcus Sign on Shoulder Exam

Positive sulcus sign in a shoulder with multidirectional instability.

Downward force applied at
Sulcus Sign on Shoulder ... Exam Positive ... between the acromion and ... #clinical #video ... #msk #orthopedics
Woltman’s sign on Physical Exam

53-year-old man presented with fatigue and sensitivity to cold. A physical examination
the ankle jerk reflex ... evaluation confirmed a diagnosis ... phase of a deep-tendon ... #Delayed #Clinical ... #Video #Neurology
Intraoperative Thompson Test - Assessing the Achilles’ tendon following a surgical repair for rupture. The calf
The clinician squeezes ... muscle marks a positive ... Achilles tendon ... #video #tendon ... #ankle #orthopedics
Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
to 30 degrees, and ... The test is positive ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Hoffmann's Reflex on Physical Exam
The Hoffmann's reflex itself involves loosely holding the middle finger and flicking
thumb on the same hand ... ’s reflex and finger ... are not useful ... #clinical #neurology ... #UMN #video #Pyramidal