Lower Limb: Myotomes Flashcards
1
Q
Myotome for hip flexion
A
L2, L3 (‘kick it to me’)
2
Q
Myotome for hip extension
A
L4, L5 (‘back your leg slides’)
3
Q
Myotome for knee extension
A
L3, L4 (‘kick the door’)
4
Q
Myotome for knee flexion
A
L5, S1 (‘kick your bum’)
5
Q
Myotome for dorsiflexion
A
L4, L5 (‘point your toes to the skies’)
6
Q
Myotome for plantar flexion
A
S1, S2 (‘point your foot to your shoe’)
7
Q
Myotome inversion
A
L4, L5 (‘rotate big toe to the skies’)
8
Q
Myotome eversion
A
L5, S1 (‘rotate big toe down if you’re glum’)
9
Q
Myotome knee jerk
A
L3, L4
10
Q
Ankle jerk
A
S1, S2
