Hip Exam

Question 1

What are you looking for in GI lying down? What do these mean?

Answer 1

Sweating
Flushed skin
Shivering (rigors) –> all assoc. With bone + joint infections
Rapid weight loss signs –> metastatic boné + soft tissue tumors
Rheumatoid arthritis signs i.e. hand, toe, finger deformities + skin rashes (psoriasis)

Question 2

What are you looking for in GI standing up? What do these mean?

Answer 2

Can stand comfortably with both feet on ground, hips neutral and knees full extension
Mal alignment – coxa vara + valga AND Q angle
Wasting of gluteal muscle bulk
Swelling,redness, deformity, or scars around hip