Fulcrum Test for Femoral Stress Fracture
The fulcrum test evaluates for femoral stress fractures.
The examiner places one arm beneath the patient's femur. A downward force is then applied to the femur distally.
Pain is suggestive of a femur stress fracture.
Video via @open_michigan
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Fulcrum Test for Femoral Stress Fracture
The fulcrum test evaluates for femoral stress fractures.
The examiner places one arm beneath the patient's femur. A downward force is then applied to the femur distally.
Pain is suggestive of a femur stress fracture.
Video via @open_michigan
#Fulcrum#Test#Femoral#Femur#Stress#Fracture#PhysicalExam#clinical#video#sports#msk#orthopedics
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