Tests / Signs / Findings Flashcards
Posterior sag sign
PCL Tear
Posterior drawer test
PCL Tear
Loss of tibial step off
PCL Tear
5 key X-ray findings for OA
LLOSS:
1. Loss of joint space
2. Loose bodies
3. Osteophytes
4. Subchondral sclerosis
5. Subchondral cysts
Wilson’s Test
Osteochondritis dissecans of the knee
Anterior drawer test
ACL tear
Lachman Test
ACL Tear
Jack’s Test / Hubscher Manoeuvre
Flat foot test (Pes planus)
Ortolani manoeuvre
DDH
Barlow’s Test
DDH
Jobe’s Test
aka Empty Can Test for supraspinatus tear
Belly Press test
Subscapularis tear
Speed’s test
Biceps tendinitis / rupture
(Elbow fully extended, forearm supinated, palms open. Shoulder flexion against resistance)
Yegarson’s test
Biceps tendinitis / rupture
(Elbow tucked in 90deg. Forearm supination against resistance)
Neer’s test
Rotator cuff impingement
(Fully extend elbow, forearm rotated to face out; passively lift and flex the shoulder while applying counter downward force to the shoulder)
Hawkin-Kennedy test
Subacromial impingement syndrome
(Arm at 90 deg forward elevation, with 90 deg elbow flexion. Passively internally rotate shoulder)
Tinel’s Sign / Test
Nerve entrapment (carpal tunnel, cubital tunnel etc)
Froment’s Sign
Weakness of adductor pollicis due to ulnar nerve lesion, leading to compensatory flexion by median nerve innervated FPL
Wartenberg’s Sign
Ulnar nerve lesion: increased abduction and flexion of little finger due to weakness of interossei (adduction)
Allen’s Test
Check for collateral blood flow to the hands (compress the ulnar and radial artery)
Normal: about 5-15s to refill the hand
Lesague’s Test
Test for sciatic nerve pain
Bowstring Test
Test for sciatic nerve pain
Crescent’s sign on X-ray
Avascular necrosis of the hip
