physical exam lower extremity
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| Gaenslen's Test | checks for pathology of SI joint
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| Fabere's test | checks for hip pathology, aka figure 4 test
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| Ballottment test | tests for knee effusion
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| Bulge test | *best test for detecting small amounts of fluid, milk medially, shift fluid laterally
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| most patellar dislocations are ____ | lateral
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| McMurray's test | tests for meniscus tears, circumduct leg at knee, abduct knee, extend, adduct knee, extend
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| Clarke's sign is aka | patellar inhibition test
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| positive anterior drawer | ACL tear
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| positive posterior drawer | PCL tear
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| to test the medial collateral ligament ______, lateral collateral ligament ____ | valgus stress, varus stress
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| what is the most reliable test of ACL? | Lachman's test
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| pivot shift test | tests for ACL tear
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| a normal q angle | <15 degrees
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| how is q angle measured? | line through ASIS and mid patella/ line through tibial tuberosity and mid patella
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| a wide q angle might indicate____ | chondromalacia patellae
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| what are the lower extremity deep tendon reflexes? | L4- patellar tendon reflex, S1 achillles tendon reflex
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| to test for a herniated disc or pinched nerve .... | try straight leg test or "well" straight leg test
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| EHL strength evaluates _____nerve root | L5
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| Anterior tibialis strength evaluates ____ | L4 nerve root - do foot inversion and dorsiflexion
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| peroneus strength evaluates ___ | S1 nerve root
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| a diminished knee jerk indicates | L4 root damage
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| foot inversion and dorsiflexion tests ___ | EHL strength - L5
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| Morton's neuroma is found ____ | between distal metatarsal heads
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| a positive apley's compression test indicates ____ | meniscal tear
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| a positive apley's distraction test indicates | ligament injury
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| What tests can you do to check for ACL tear? | lachmans, anterior drawer sign, pivot shift test
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| to assess PCL tear? | posterior drawer sign, pcl sag sign
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| to check for peroneus strength: | check eversion of foot
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| The babinski sign is positive if ____ | Toe 1 extends negative if all toes curl
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| anterior drawer sign of the ankle tests for ____ | intactness of anterior talofibular ligament
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| Thompson test is for____ | achilles tendon rupture
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| numbness between toe 1 and 2 | L5 root
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| weakness upon foot eversion | S1 root
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| damage to ____ will leave reflexes intact | L5 root
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| numbness in the distal anterior thigh | L4 root
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| diminshed ankle jerk | S1 root
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| diminshed knee jerk | L4 root
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| numbness along central posterior thigh | S1 root
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| weakness with big toe dorsiflexion | L5 root
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| numbness along lateral foot | S1 root
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| the root of L4 is ____ | between disc L3 and 4
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