Ortho Tests

Question 1

What test might you do to assess the stability of the hip and knees?

Answer 1

Squat

Question 2

Who do we check for a dynamic knee valgus?

Answer 2

Single leg squat

Question 3

What test might you do to assess the lumbar spine?

Answer 3

ROM, palpating, kemps, single leg raise, slump test, prone knee bend

Question 4

What test might you do to assess the sacroiliac joint?

Answer 4

Fortins finger test, gaenslens

Question 5

What test might you do to assess the hip joint?

Answer 5

Thomas’, scouring, Trendelenburg, fabers

Question 6

Positive sign for fabers?

Answer 6

Increased hip or groin pain indicates hip pathology

Increased SIJ pain indicates sacroiliac joint pathology

Question 7

Positive sign for souring test?

Answer 7

Pain or grating in the hip joint

Question 8

Positive signs Thomas test?

Answer 8

Hip or thigh of the non flexed limb elevates off the table indicating flexor tightness or flexion deformity

Question 9

Positive sign gaenslens?

Answer 9

Increased pain from the pelvis

Question 10

Positive sign Fortins finger test?

Answer 10

Pain medial to the posterior inferior sacroiliac spine

Question 11

Positive sign prone knee bend?

Answer 11

SIJ pain or limbosacral region

Question 12

Slump test positive sign

Answer 12

Reduced pain when the cervical flexion is released

Question 13

Straight leg raise positive sign

Answer 13

Reproduces pain and other abnormal sensation

Question 14

Positive sign kemps?

Answer 14

Pain radiates down the leg indicating facet syndrome or lumbar pathology

Question 15

Normal ROM at the lumbar spine?

Answer 15

60 flexion
35 extension
30 lateral flexion

Question 16

What is the anterior draw testing?

Answer 16

ACL

Question 17

What is Lachmans testing?

Answer 17

ACL

Question 18

What is pivot shift testing?

Answer 18

ACL

Question 19

What is posterior draw testing?

Answer 19

PCL

Question 20

What is Mcmurrays testing?

Answer 20

Meniscus

Question 21

What is apleys testing?

Answer 21

Meniscal damage

Question 22

What is the Apprehension test testing?

Answer 22

Patella dislocation

Question 23

What is Clarkes testing?

Answer 23

Patellofemoral joint dysfunction

Question 24

What is obers testing?

Answer 24

Illiotibial band tightness

Question 25

Why do we use McConnell taping?

Answer 25

Try and apply relieve pressure under the lateral aspect of the patella to sit on the trochlea (restore normal movement)

Question 26

Wha is the ankle Anterior drawer test assessing?

Answer 26

Instability of the ankle - damage to anterior talofibular ligament

Question 27

When do we perform the ankle anterior draw test?

Answer 27

5+ days after injury

Question 28

What is the talar tilt testing?

Answer 28

Inversion/ever soon stress test

Deltoid ligament and the calcaneofibular ligament

Question 29

What is kleigers testing?

Answer 29

External stress test
Damage to the deltoid ligament
(Syndesmosis)

Question 30

What is the syndesmotic squeeze test assessing?

Answer 30

Syndesmotic injury

Question 31

What is thompsons test assessing?

Answer 31

The integrity of the Achilles’ tendon

Question 32

What tests do you do for a mortons neuroma?

Answer 32

Crunch test (web space compression)
Squeeze the affected area with other hand listen for Mulders click

Question 33

Symptoms of mortons neuroma

Answer 33

Paraesthesia radiating to the affected toes, walking on stones, Mulders click, burning

Question 34

Where is the N spot?

Answer 34

Avascular area of the navicular between the tib ant tendon and the EHL

Question 35

What are we testing in the vertical stress test?

Answer 35

Plantar plate tear

Question 36

What is the Aim of plantar plate strapping?

Answer 36

Maintain mpj in plantar flexion

Question 37

What is the aim of turf toe taping?

Answer 37

Prevent movement, particularly dorsiflexion

Question 38

What test might you do to assess the stability of the hip?

Answer 38

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