Musculoskeletal System Flashcards

1
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Order of MSK exam

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  1. Inspection
  2. ROM
  3. Muscle strength
  4. Reflexes/neuro
  5. Special tests
  6. Palpation
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2
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Joint locking or crepitus suggests…

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Meniscal injury

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3
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Give-way injury suggests…

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Ligamentous or meniscal injury

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4
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Weakness suggests…

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Neurological, myopathy, tendinopathy, muscle injury

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5
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Clicking, popping, tearing sensation suggests…

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Soft tissue injury or tear

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6
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Tremor, spasm, weakness suggests…

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Neurological or muscle injury

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7
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MSK ROS

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  • -Numbness, tingling, weakness
  • -Incontinence or changes in bowel or bladder function
  • -Weight loss
  • -Night time pain
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8
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Tendonitis

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Inflammation of the tendon

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9
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Tendonosis

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Degeneration of a tendon

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10
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Tenosynovitis

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Inflammation of the sheath of a tendon

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11
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Tendinopathy

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Disease of a tendon, often painful overuse tendon condition

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12
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Tremor

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Involuntary, somewhat rhythmic, muscle movement involving oscillations of one or more body parts

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13
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Spasticity

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Velocity dependent resistance to muscle stretch

Neurological impairment

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14
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Strain

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Trauma to a muscle

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15
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Sprain

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Trauma to a ligament

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16
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Arthritis

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Joint inflammation

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17
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Arthrosis

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Joint degeneration

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18
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Arthralgia

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Joint pain

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19
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Arthropathy

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Disease of a joint

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20
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Bursitis

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Inflammation of the bursa

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21
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Crepitus

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  • -Crunching or grating sound
  • -Degenerative bony changes
  • -“Bone on bone”
  • -Inflammation of tendon sheaths
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22
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When testing ROM, which is first?

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  • -Assess active (patient-controlled) first

- -Assess passive (physician-controlled) second

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23
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What are the two red flags in resistance testing?

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  1. Pain

2. Weakness

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24
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What kinds of weakness are there and what do they suggest?

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Smooth weakness - neurological

Break-away weakness - MSK problem

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25
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MSK exam for C5

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Elbow flexion and shoulder abductors

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26
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MSK exam for C6

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Wrist extensors

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27
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MSK exam for C7

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Elbow extensors

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28
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MSK exam for C8

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Long finger flexor

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29
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MSK exam for T1

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Finger abductors

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30
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MSK exam for L2

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Hip flexors

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31
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MSK exam for L3

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Knee extensors

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32
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MSK exam for L4

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Ankle dorsiflexors

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33
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MSK exam for L5

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Long toe extensors

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34
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MSK exam for S1

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Ankle plantar flexors

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35
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Muscle strength grade 0

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No evidence of movement

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36
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Muscle strength grade 1

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Trace movement

37
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Muscle strength grade 2

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Full ROM with gravity eliminated

38
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Muscle strength grade 3

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Full ROM against gravity, but not against resistance

39
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Muscle strength grade 4

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Full ROM against gravity and against resistance, but weak

40
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Muscle strength grade 5

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Full ROM against gravity and against resistance, full strength

41
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Special tests for MSK evaluation

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Ligaments – elongate and push/pull bones

Joint surfaces – rub them against each other to assess for pain

Cartilages – gently squeeze them between bones, look at ROM

42
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Trendelenburg sign

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  • -Unaffected hip drops down with gait

- -Other hip held up as a result of weakness in hip abductors

43
Q

Signs indicating osteoarthritis

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Heberden’s node

Bouchard’s node

44
Q

Signs indicating rheumatoid arthritis

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Swan-neck deformity

Boutonniera deformity

45
Q

Straight leg raise

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Flex pt’s hip to see if there is any impinging on a nerve

46
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Bragard’s test

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If straight leg raise is positive, lower the leg until pain goes away, then dorsiflex foot
If this causes pain, then it’s a nerve impinging problem

47
Q

Gibbus

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Sharp, angular deformity associated with collapsed vertebra due to atherosclerosis

48
Q

Goniometer

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Apparatus to measure joint movements and angles

49
Q

Spurling’s test and distraction maneuver

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Tests for nerve root compression – positive Spurling’s is pain past mid-humerus

50
Q

Apley Scratch Test

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Quick active ROM assessment using usually both arms at the same time – evaluates abduction and external rotation as they reach up, adduction and internal rotation as they hug themselves, and internal rotation and adduction as they reach back up their spine

51
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Neer’s test

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Internally rotate shoulder, fully extend arm, assess for pain

52
Q

Hawkins test

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Abduct shoulder, flex arm, internally rotate forcibly

53
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Lift off test

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Wing scapula, stabilize elbow, have patient push hand against you to test subscapularis

54
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Arm drop test

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Abduct patient’s arm, ask patient to lower slowly to see if the rotator cuff is damaged (arm would suddenly drop at a little higher than 90 degrees)

55
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Apprehension test

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Abduct shoulder, flex elbow, apply external rotation to test for shoulder dislocations

56
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Yergason’s test

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Palpate interturbicular groove, have pt supinate against resistance

57
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Speed’s test

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Arm is supinated, shoulder is flexed, have patient press arm down against resistance to test for biceps tendinitis

58
Q

Empty can test

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Abduct shoulder, palm facing back, have patient push arm down against resistance

59
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How is the patient situated during elbow MSK exam?

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Elbows held in close to body

60
Q

What valgus angle would be abnormal?

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Greater than 20 degrees

61
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Varus and valgus tests

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Flex arm about 20-30 degrees, apply varus or valgus force

Assessing RCL and UCL, respectively

62
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Tinel sign

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Tapping between medial epicondyle and olecranon causes symptoms

63
Q

Lateral epicondylitis

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“Tennis elbow”

Inflammation at the origin of the wrist extensors and supinator muscle

Repetitive wrist extension and supination

64
Q

Cozen’s test

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Pronation of pt forearm, wrist extension, radial deviation, assess resistance

65
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Maudsley’s test

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Have pt resist pushing their 3rd finger down, assessing for pain

66
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Phalen’s test

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Flex the pt’s wrist, positive if pt gets symptoms in

67
Q

Tinel’s sign for CTS

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Tapping at base of thumb, assessing for pain

68
Q

de Quervain’s tenosynovitis

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Swelling or stenosis of the sheath around the APL and EPB

69
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Finkelstein’s test

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  • -Thumb flexed and fingers fisted around it
  • -Ulnar deviation
  • -Positive if pain produced over radial wrist
70
Q

Assess for scaphoid fracture

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Assess tenderness in the snuff box

71
Q

Thumb grind test

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(1st CMC) Carpo-metacarpal joint and joint and metacarpo-phalangeal joint for OA

72
Q

Causes of osteoarthritis in the hand

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  • -Cartilage degeneration, trauma

- -Progressive destruction of PIP and DIP, especially DIP and CMC of thumb

73
Q

Heberden’s nodes

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DIP bony nodules

74
Q

Bouchard’s nodes

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PIP abnormal enlargements, synovitis

75
Q

RA inspection

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Look for swan neck deformity, Boutonniere deformity, Ulnar deviation, MCP swelling/thickening

76
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Dupuytren’s contracture

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Painless, flexion contractures of ring finger and pinky

77
Q

Mallet finger

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“Baseball finger,” forced DIP flexion of finger

78
Q

Thumb grind test

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  • -Pushing/twisting thumb metacarpal against the trapezium

- -Positive with pain/grinding

79
Q

Thomas’ sign

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Hyperflex one leg, and positive if the other leg lifts up (tightness of hip flexors on the other side)

80
Q

Ober test

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Pt lays on their side, extend hip and leg pt’s leg fall, positive if the leg stays up (IT band tightness)

81
Q

Ballottement

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Compress thigh down towards knee, then tap patella to see if it’s floating in excess fluid

82
Q

Apley’s compression

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Pt is prone, knee is flexed, push on heel and twisting to test menisci

83
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Apley’s distraction

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Pt prone, flex knee, pull ankle up and rotate, to assess collateral ligaments

84
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McMurray’s test

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Flex hip, flex knee, externally/internally rotate tibia, exaggerate hip flexion, apply valgus/varus stress, then return leg to neutral position to assess for MCL/LCL, respectively

85
Q

Anterior drawer test (ankle)

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Support calcaneus and apply posterior pressure to assess ATFL

86
Q

Talar tilt

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Support calcaneus, slight plantar flexion, invert and evert the foot to assess for AFTL and CFL

87
Q

Squeeze test

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Squeeze at the distal part of the knee joint, looking for fractures

88
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External rotation stress

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Fully dorsiflex, rotate the ankle