Diagnosis & Assessment Techniques Flashcards
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In elbow assessment, a positive Cozen's test reproducing lateral elbow pain with resisted wrist extension suggests which diagnosis?
Answer: Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
Cozen's test stresses the extensor carpi radialis brevis attachment at the lateral epicondyle, reproducing pain in lateral epicondylitis.
Which nerve conduction finding is most diagnostic of cubital tunnel syndrome?
Answer: Slowed ulnar nerve conduction velocity across the elbow
Cubital tunnel syndrome causes slowed ulnar nerve conduction velocity specifically across the elbow segment, distinguishing it from distal ulnar nerve entrapment.
During hip assessment, which test identifies iliopsoas tightness by extending the hip while the contralateral hip is held flexed to flatten the lumbar lordosis?
Answer: Thomas test
The Thomas test eliminates lumbar compensation so that inability to fully extend the hip reveals true iliopsoas contracture.
A Trendelenburg sign during single-leg stance indicates weakness of which muscle group?
Answer: Ipsilateral hip abductors
A positive Trendelenburg sign occurs when the ipsilateral gluteus medius and minimus cannot prevent the contralateral pelvis from dropping during single-leg stance.
Which radiographic measurement is used to assess subtalar joint alignment and evaluate flatfoot deformity on a lateral weight-bearing foot X-ray?
Answer: Meary's angle (talo-first metatarsal angle)
Meary's angle measures the angle between the long axis of the talus and first metatarsal on lateral X-ray, with normal being near 0 degrees; deviation indicates pes planus or cavus.
When evaluating for de Quervain's tenosynovitis, the Finkelstein test is positive when pain is reproduced by which maneuver?
Answer: Ulnar deviation of the wrist with the thumb held in the palm
Finkelstein's test stretches the first dorsal compartment tendons (APL and EPB) by ulnar deviating the wrist while the thumb is held adducted in the fist.
Which special test assesses for sacroiliac joint dysfunction by applying downward pressure on the ASIS bilaterally in a crossed direction?
Answer: Compression/distraction test
The sacroiliac compression and distraction tests stress the SI joint ligaments and joint surfaces to reproduce SI joint pain.