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27 Cards in this Set
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Trendelenburg's Sign
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Stability of Hip Abductors on stance side - aka glute med
Positive: Pelvis on opposite side drops when patient stands on affected leg. Indicates weak gluteus med or unstable hip on stance leg |
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Ober's Test
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Tests for IT Band / TFL Contractures
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Noble Compression Test
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Determines if IT Band Friction Syndrome Exists near knee (lat epicondyle)
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Patrick's Test (aka Faber or Figure 4 or Jansen's)
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Testing for Iliopsoas or sacroiliac dysfunction
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Thomas Test
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Hip Flexor Test - functionally tight Psoas
J-sign leg pulls laterally as well as flexed - tight ITB/Psoas |
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Rectus Femoris Contracture Test - aka Kendall Test
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Rectus Femoris Issue
Positive: Knee of the extended leg does not remain @ 90* Palpate for mm tightness if none likely a joint capsular issue |
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Piriformis Test
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Reproduction of sciatic nerve pain and pain in buttock
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Quadrant Test (Scouring)
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Pain, Pt apprehension or feeling of "bumps"
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Flexion-Adduction Test
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Positive: Adduction will be limited/accompanied by pain or discomfort
Normally the knee will pass over opposite hip w/out rolling the pelvis |
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Anterior Labral Tear Test (FADDIR)
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Pain and or Pt apprehension with/without a click
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Posterior Labral Tear Test
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Indicates Labral tear and hip instability posterior/inferior impingement
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Valgus Test (Abduction Test)
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MCL Gapping
Test is don in Extension - 0* as well as in 30* of flexion |
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Varus Stress Test (Adduction Test)
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LCL Ligament Test
Use a slight bit of internal rotation leave leg supported on table, try not to have a locked knee |
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Posterior Sag Sign (Gravity Drawer Test)
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Post Cruciate Ligament Test - Visual assessment test
-Tibial Plateau sagging posteriorly |
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Anterior Drawer Test
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Thumbs on the Tibial plateau - load in slowly, then lean back, with body until you feel a resistance
The name of the test tells you the direction of the test |
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Lachman's Test
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Mainly for ACL - more difficult to do then Ant Drawer test, but more reliable as joint is placed in a more functional position to allow joint to glide forward not as likely to get false negative
Goal- shift tibia Anteriorly on Femur after stabilizing Femur on <30* flexion |
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Posterior Drawer Test
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Just lean into it with your body
- the name of the test tells you the direction of the test |
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Slocum Test
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Assess both Anterior rotary instabilities
- 30* medial rotation, then in 15* lateral rotation -the movement occurs primarily on the lateral side for the first test and medial on the second test |
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Hughston's Posteromedial and poterolateral drawer sign
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-Firstly place in slight medial rotation and then in a slight lateral rotation for the second test
-For the first test movement occurs primarily on the medial side, and on the lateral side for the second test |
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Mc Murray Test
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Meniscal Tear
Rotate tibia in the opposite direction of the menisci you want to affect |
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Apley's Test
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If more painful in distraction it indicates a Ligamentous injury vs. compression or decreased rotation relative to normal side the lesion is likely meniscus injury
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Brush, Stroke or Bulge Test
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Assesses Minimal Effusion
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Patellar Tap Test (BALLOTABLE PATELLA)
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A floating of the patella is felt, sometimes called, dancing patella sign, can detect large amounts of swelling in the knee.
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Clarke's Sign (Patellar Grind Test)
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Assesses Patellofemoral Dysfunction
Test done for Case Study |
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Fairbank's Apprehension Test
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For Dislocation of the Patella
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Q-Angle or Patellofemoral Angle
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Represents the angle of the quadriceps muscle force
13* for male 18* female |
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Hughston Plica Test
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A popping of the plica band under the fingers
Plica - embryological remnants that have remained in some people after birth. They can mimic a miniscus pathology |
