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Quadriceps Tendon Rupture on POCUS

50yo M presents with left leg pain that began acutely while playing
Quadriceps Tendon ... this patient with quadriceps ... Herbst @EUSmkh #Quadriceps
Post-Hypoxic Spinal Flutter on Physical Exam

Post hypoxic spinal flutter - spontaneous and sternal compression inducible rhythmic
movements of the quadriceps ... thoracic, paraspinal, quadriceps ... paraspinal and quadriceps ... video #neurology #quadriceps
Brissaud's Sign
Brissaud's Sign, a substitute for Babinski's sign, was published only 22 days after Babinski's famous
portion of the quadriceps
Clarke's Test (Patellar Grind Test)

Indicates Patellofemoral dysfunction.
 - Patient with knee in extension. Push posterior on
contraction of the quadriceps
Lelli's Test (Lever Sign) for ACL Injury

A fist is placed under the proximal 3rd of the
over the distal quadriceps
Quadriceps tear muscle tear seen on POCUS. The tendon remains intact- no rupture 

Dr. Michael Schick
Quadriceps tear
Cutaneous and Systemic Findings in Dermatomyositis
Cutaneous Findings:
 - Heliotrope sign and edema
 - Nail-fold changes
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myopathy (Triceps and quadriceps
Brissaud's Sign

If the patient did not have his toes ... is there a sign that can
lateral face of the quadriceps
Evaluation of Suprapatellar Knee Effusion (normal knee) on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

POCUS for knee effusions:
scan the distal quadriceps
Patellar Inhibition Test for Patellofemoral Syndrome

Patellar Inhibition Test assesses for patellofemoral syndrome.  With the knee
patient tightens the quadriceps