Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
27 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Trendelenburg's Sign
|
Stability of Hip Abductors on stance side - aka glute med
Positive: Pelvis on opposite side drops when patient stands on affected leg. Indicates weak gluteus med or unstable hip on stance leg |
|
Ober's Test
|
Tests for IT Band / TFL Contractures
|
|
Noble Compression Test
|
Determines if IT Band Friction Syndrome Exists near knee (lat epicondyle)
|
|
Patrick's Test (aka Faber or Figure 4 or Jansen's)
|
Testing for Iliopsoas or sacroiliac dysfunction
|
|
Thomas Test
|
Hip Flexor Test - functionally tight Psoas
J-sign leg pulls laterally as well as flexed - tight ITB/Psoas |
|
Rectus Femoris Contracture Test - aka Kendall Test
|
Rectus Femoris Issue
Positive: Knee of the extended leg does not remain @ 90* Palpate for mm tightness if none likely a joint capsular issue |
|
Piriformis Test
|
Reproduction of sciatic nerve pain and pain in buttock
|
|
Quadrant Test (Scouring)
|
Pain, Pt apprehension or feeling of "bumps"
|
|
Flexion-Adduction Test
|
Positive: Adduction will be limited/accompanied by pain or discomfort
Normally the knee will pass over opposite hip w/out rolling the pelvis |
|
Anterior Labral Tear Test (FADDIR)
|
Pain and or Pt apprehension with/without a click
|
|
Posterior Labral Tear Test
|
Indicates Labral tear and hip instability posterior/inferior impingement
|
|
Valgus Test (Abduction Test)
|
MCL Gapping
Test is don in Extension - 0* as well as in 30* of flexion |
|
Varus Stress Test (Adduction Test)
|
LCL Ligament Test
Use a slight bit of internal rotation leave leg supported on table, try not to have a locked knee |
|
Posterior Sag Sign (Gravity Drawer Test)
|
Post Cruciate Ligament Test - Visual assessment test
-Tibial Plateau sagging posteriorly |
|
Anterior Drawer Test
|
Thumbs on the Tibial plateau - load in slowly, then lean back, with body until you feel a resistance
The name of the test tells you the direction of the test |
|
Lachman's Test
|
Mainly for ACL - more difficult to do then Ant Drawer test, but more reliable as joint is placed in a more functional position to allow joint to glide forward not as likely to get false negative
Goal- shift tibia Anteriorly on Femur after stabilizing Femur on <30* flexion |
|
Posterior Drawer Test
|
Just lean into it with your body
- the name of the test tells you the direction of the test |
|
Slocum Test
|
Assess both Anterior rotary instabilities
- 30* medial rotation, then in 15* lateral rotation -the movement occurs primarily on the lateral side for the first test and medial on the second test |
|
Hughston's Posteromedial and poterolateral drawer sign
|
-Firstly place in slight medial rotation and then in a slight lateral rotation for the second test
-For the first test movement occurs primarily on the medial side, and on the lateral side for the second test |
|
Mc Murray Test
|
Meniscal Tear
Rotate tibia in the opposite direction of the menisci you want to affect |
|
Apley's Test
|
If more painful in distraction it indicates a Ligamentous injury vs. compression or decreased rotation relative to normal side the lesion is likely meniscus injury
|
|
Brush, Stroke or Bulge Test
|
Assesses Minimal Effusion
|
|
Patellar Tap Test (BALLOTABLE PATELLA)
|
A floating of the patella is felt, sometimes called, dancing patella sign, can detect large amounts of swelling in the knee.
|
|
Clarke's Sign (Patellar Grind Test)
|
Assesses Patellofemoral Dysfunction
Test done for Case Study |
|
Fairbank's Apprehension Test
|
For Dislocation of the Patella
|
|
Q-Angle or Patellofemoral Angle
|
Represents the angle of the quadriceps muscle force
13* for male 18* female |
|
Hughston Plica Test
|
A popping of the plica band under the fingers
Plica - embryological remnants that have remained in some people after birth. They can mimic a miniscus pathology |