Lower Extremeity Tests

Question 1

Myotomes with movements

Answer 1

L2/3 = Hip flexion

L2-4 = Hip adduction

L5/S1 = Hip abduction

L3/4 = Knee extension

L5 = dorsiflexion

S1: plantar flexion

S1/2: = knee flexion

Question 2

Dermatome for lower extremities

Answer 2

L2: upper lateral thigh

L3: medial Knee

L4: medial Malleoli

L5: medial foot

S1: lateral foot/heel

S2: popliteal fossa