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ANKLE FRACTURES: Lauge-Hansen Classification 
- Describes position of foot and mechanism of injury. Fx
progresses from Stage
: * ATFL ligament ... tear * LM fx ... PM fx (or PTFL tear ... tear) #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #Ankle
Complete PCL Tear on Physical Exam - Posterior Drawer Test

This is what a complete PCL year
Complete PCL Tear ... A partial tear may ... cartilage and other ligaments ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #orthopedics
Low Ankle Sprain: Pathomechanics and Clinical Findings

Grading Ligament Sprains
l: Minimal ligament disruption, mild swelling & tenderness,
II: Incomplete tear ... Ill: Complete tear ... most commonly injured ... (uncommonly injured ... #Sports #MSK #orthopedics
Lachman test in ACL-deficient Knee

This patient has pathologic varus alignment across the knee and a chronic
pathologic varus alignment ... a chronic ACL tear ... test #ACL #Knee #Injury ... clinical #video #PhysicalExam ... anterior #cruciate #ligament
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Orthopedic Essentials ... LF: Ligamentum ... able to weight bear ... Unable to weight bear ... Classification #Orthopedics
Crank Test for Labral Tear of the Shoulder

To perform the Crank Test, fully abduct the shoulder
Test for Labral Tear ... suggestive of a labral tear ... #Test #Labral #Tear ... #PhysicalExam # ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Avulsion or shearing injury ... -> Ligaments tear ... Inability to weight-bear ... signs #symptoms #orthopedics
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Knee Meniscal Tear ... Knee #Meniscal #Injury ... #Tear #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
Supraspinatus Tear ... supraspinatus muscle tear ... Supraspinatus #Tear ... #Shoulder #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Shoulder Exam - Provocative Testing

Supraspinatus muscle injury:
 - Jobe’s Test
 - Hawkin’s Test
 - Drop Arm
Shoulder Exam - ... Supraspinatus muscle injury ... Neer Test Labral tear ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Shoulder #Testing