Orthopaedic tests Flashcards

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Cervical Compression test

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Tests for local sprain/strain, joint damage, facet irritation, Cervical sublux

increased radicular pain and or altered sensation in a dermatomal distribution

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cervical distraction

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Muscles, ligament or capsule increased pressure on nerve roots,

increased local pain
decreased radicular pain or altered sensation in a dermatomal distribution
decreased local pain (facet irritation)

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thoracic slump test

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increased pressure on nerve root

Reproduction of symptoms - shooting electrical leg pain

add trunk rotation - test intercostal nerves

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Kemps/thoracic quadrant test

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acute inflammatory lesions, local sprain/strain, facet irritation, spinal fracture

positive is local pain

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lumbar kemps test

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localised pain is positive for acute inflammatory lesion, local sprain or strain, facet irritation, spinal fracture
increased peripheral pain is positive for pressure on nerve root

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lumbar slump test

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reproduction of symptoms - shooting or electrical leg pain, is positive for increased pressure on the nerve root
local lumbar-sacral pain - acute inflammatory lesion, local sprain, strain, facet irritation, spinal fracture

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straight leg raise

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radicular leg pain - shooting or electrical leg pain - increased pressure on nerve root
localised low back pain - SI/Lumbar sprain/strain

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femoral nerve traction test

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pain radiation to anterior thigh - positive for femoral nerve or root compression

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SI marching test

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localised pain - SIJ or pubic joint fracture

excess motion - hyper-mobility or joint dysfunction

Decreased ROM - Ipsilateral SIJ dysfunction

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Flamingo Test

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localised pain - Ipsilateral SIJ dysfunction

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Gaenslens test

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SIJ or anterior thigh pain - SIJ sprain, instability

Elevation of extended hip - Iliopsoas contracture

NO SIJ pain - Lumbar of hip pain origin

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12
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thigh thrust

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Pain in SIJ or Hip - SIJ pathology or hip pathology

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SIJ compression

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Posterior localised pain - SIJ posterior ligaments, fracture, SIJ dysfunction

Decreased posterior pain - SIJ instability

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SIJ distraction

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Anterior localised pain - Anterior SIJ or pubic JT sprain, fracture

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15
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Active slr

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tbd

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laslet cluster

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SIJ distraction
Thigh thrust
FABER
Compression

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17
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scours test

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increased local pain or crepitus is indicative of hip joint pathology, OA, capsuilitis, Labral tear, Acetabular impingement

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Fabere test

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Increased local pain or inability to do test is positive for Hip jt pathology, OA, capsuilitis, sprain or strain, tight adductors

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Fadirs

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pain and symptoms reproduction, positive for ant-sup impingement syndrome, ant labral tear and iliopsoas tendinitis

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Fadir (post)

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decreased local pain, positive for labral tear, ant hip instability, posterior inferior impingement

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trendelenburgs sign

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drop of opposite pelvis indicate weak gluteus medius, or unstable hip

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Obers

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tight ITB or trochanteric bursitis - to test TFL contracture or pain at hip possibly means trochanteric bursitis

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23
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clarks

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retropatella pain indicative of chondromalacia patella, degen patella

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Bulge sweep

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increased bulge - internal derangement, lig sprain or rupture, vascular damage

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appley compression

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pain on compression and rotation - indicative of meniscal damage

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appley distraction

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pain on distraction indicates capsule, ligament lesion, colateral lig sprain, decreased pain indicates meniscal lesion

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mcmurrays

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pain or crepitus, indicates meniscal lesion (tibial int rotation is lat meniscus vice versa)

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ege’s

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pain or crepitus indicates meniscal lesion - tibial int rotation - lateral meniscus

29
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thessalay

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medial or lateral joint pain indicates meniscal lesion

30
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anterior draw test

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pain or excessive motion indicates anterior cruciate ligament sprain or rupture

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posterior drawer

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pain or excessive motion indicate posterior cruciate ligament sprain or rupture

32
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lachman

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considered gold standard for ACL and PCL sprain and rupture

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ankle anterior drawer

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excessive mtion, anterior talofibular ligament instability

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ankle posterior drawer

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inc motion, post ankle ligament instability

35
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talar tilt inversion

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pain on inversion, lat lig sprain

36
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talar tilt eversion

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pain on eversion, deltoid lig sprain (rare

37
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speeds test

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pain indicative of bicipital tendinitis, impingement syndrome, labral tear or bursitis

38
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yergason

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pain - bicipital groove tendinopahy, tendon slipping out of groove, transverse humeral ligament pathology

39
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hawkins kenedy

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increased local pain anterior lat and GH, indicates supraspinatus impingement

40
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neers

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pain
int rotation - supraspinatus impingament or subacromial bursitis
external rotation - bicipital long head impingement

41
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empty can

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pain - injury or lesion to supraspinatus

42
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obriens

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pain - with int rotation - labral slap lesion - ac pathology
pain with ext rotation - biceps long head tendinopathy

43
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clunk

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clunking or grinding - glenoid labral lesion

44
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Kims test

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posterior shoulder pain - posteriorinferior labral lesion

45
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Cranks

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pain - glenoid labral lesion

46
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cozens

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pain or weakness - lateral epicondylitis

47
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mills

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pain or weakness - lateral epicondylitis

48
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reverse cozens

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pain or weakness - medial epicondylitis

49
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reverse mills

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medial epicondylitis

50
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varus and valgus stress test

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pain - lateral or medial ligament sprain

51
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finklesteins test

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pain on lateral wrist - tenosynovitis abducir policis longus, extensorpollicis brevis

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phalens

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pain, numbness - carpal tunnel syndrome

53
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reverse phalens

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pain, numbness - carpal tunnel syndrome

54
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TFCC dorsal glide

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pain or laxity area of tfcc - triangular fibrocartilage damage

55
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tinels at median or ulanr N sites

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pain, numbness, tingle - neuropathy

56
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allens

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skin blanched for more than 5 seconds - artery stenosis or occlusion