Musculoskeletal Lower Limb Flashcards
Used to assess hip flexion contracture
Test for tight iliopsoas muscle
(+) test: tested limb will not fall to reach the table
THOMAS TEST
Test for rectus femoris tightness
(+) result: patient’s hip on the same side spontaneously flexes
ELY TEST
Test for iliotibial band tightness
(+) result: leg will remain passively abducted
OBER TEST
Flexion, abduction, external rotation
(+) test:
sacroiliac joint pathology = buttock pain
hip pathology = groin pain
FABER OR PATRICK’S TEST
(+) test: pain, locking, crepitus, or clicking
indicates a hip joint pathologic condition
SCOUR TEST
Assesses the ACL
knee in 15 degrees of flexion
(+) test: excessive anterior translation of the tibia with a soft endpoint
LACHMAN TEST
assesses if posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is torn
(+) test: increased posterior tibial displacement is noted
POSTERIOR DRAWER TEST
applied to the knee with 30 degrees of knee flexion
valgus
applied to the knee with 30 degrees of knee flexion
(+) test: Excess
motion or lack of a firm endpoint suggests a lateral collateral ligament tear
valgus test
(+) test: Excess
motion or lack of a firm endpoint suggests a medial collateral ligament tear
varus test
(+) test: anterior knee pain
suggests patellofemoral dysfunction
patellofemoral test
externally rotating the leg:
medial cartilage is tested
internally rotating the leg:
lateral cartilage is tested
(+) test: click and pain
suggestive of a torn meniscus
mcmurray test
assesses the integrity of the lateral ankle ligaments
anterior talofibular ligament
(+) test: relative anteroposterior motion between the talus and the tibia
ANTERIOR DRAWER TEST
assesses for lateral ligament rupture
(+) test: gross laxity/ pain
TALAR TILT TEST
(+) test: pain over the tibiofibular ligaments
suggests a syndesmotic injury
SYNDESMOSIS SQUEEZE TEST
