Hip physical exam Flashcards
what are some musculoskeletal differential diagnosis?
lumbar exam
lumbar repeated movements (does a direction of preference emerge? centralization of symptoms?)
SI exam
knee exam
what are we looking for in our observation/postural examination?
visible swelling?
skin color
symmetrical WB?
assess balance (one legged standing)
LE alignment (compensated anteversion/retroversion, leg length discrepancy (coxa valga/vara))
what is seen with compensated anteversion?
toed in
what is seen with compensated retroversion?
toed out
what is the normal degrees of version?
10-20º forward (anteversion)
what is increased femoral anteversion?
> 20º
what is femoral retroversion?
<10º
what is femoral version defined as?
the angular difference between axis of femoral neck and transcondylar axis of the knee
what is the normal angle of inclination?
126-139º
what is considered coxa valga?
> 140º
what is considered coxa vara?
<125º
what should we be looking for in gait/ambulation?
antalgic?
trendelenbrug?
what is a maneuver to measure leg length discrepancy true vs apparent?
weber-barstow maneuver
starting position is supine knees bent, then patient lifts hips off bed, PT compares height of medial malleoli with the legs extended
what are ways to measure leg length discrepancy?
weber-barstow maneuver
prone knee flexion test for tibial shortening
measure from umbilicus to great toe on each leg
what movements do we take goniometric measurements of?
flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, ER, IR
what are normal values for hip flexion?
0-120º
what are normal values for hip extension?
0-30º
what are normal values for hip abduction?
0-45º
what are normal values for hip adduction?
0-30º
what are normal values for hip ER?
0-45º