NMS II- OSCE III problems if positive

Question 1

anteiror drawer sign

Answer 1

anterior talofibular ligament instability

excess anterior translation

Question 2

posterior drawer sign

Answer 2

posterior talofibular ligament instability

excess posterior translation

Question 3

calf circumfrence test

Answer 3

increase in size- acute compartment syndrome
decrease in size- muscle atrophy
increased or decreased diameter when comparing side to side

Question 4

claudication

Answer 4

intermittent vascular claudication
peripheral vascular weakness
atherosclerosis (MC)
popliteal artery entrapment syndrome

Question 5

homan’s sign

Answer 5

thrombophlebitis or gastroc/soleus pain

Question 6

moses’ test

Answer 6

arteriorsclerosis obliterans
lower extremity vascular insufficiency
thrombophlebitis
gastroc/soleus pain

Question 7

thompson’s test

Answer 7

ruptured achilles’ tendon
gastroc/soleus strain
thrombophlebitis

Question 8

duchenne’s sign

Answer 8

superficial peroneal nerve lesion

L4-S1 lesion

Question 9

helbing’s sign

Answer 9

over pronation syndrome (common in cerebral palsy)

Question 10

morton’s test

Answer 10

morton’s neuroma
arthritis
stress fracture of metatarsal heads
metatarsalgia

Question 11

strunsky’s sign

Answer 11

metatarsalgia

OA

Question 12

tinel’s foot sign

Answer 12

NR compression syndrome of posterior tibial nerve, medial plantar nerve, or deep peroneal nerve