Diagnosis & Assessment Techniques Flashcards
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Which special orthopedic test evaluates for posterior hip labral tears by flexing, adducting, and internally rotating the hip?
Answer: FADIR (impingement) test
The FADIR test (Flexion, ADduction, Internal Rotation) is a provocation test for femoroacetabular impingement and posterior labral pathology.
A patient with wrist drop and inability to extend the wrist and fingers most likely has a lesion at which nerve?
Answer: Radial nerve at the spiral groove of the humerus
The radial nerve at the spiral groove of the humerus innervates the wrist and finger extensors; injury here causes classic wrist drop.
When performing the anterior drawer test of the ankle, the examiner stabilizes the distal tibia and draws the calcaneus anteriorly at which ankle position?
Answer: 10–15 degrees of plantarflexion
Slight plantarflexion (10–15 degrees) positions the ATFL perpendicular to the tibia, maximizing its contribution to ankle stability and test sensitivity.
In assessing glenohumeral internal rotation deficit (GIRD), which measurement comparison is used?
Answer: Comparing total arc of rotation to contralateral side
GIRD is assessed by comparing the total arc of rotation (ER + IR) between the dominant and non-dominant shoulders; a deficit of >25 degrees is clinically significant.
Which test evaluates for peroneal nerve entrapment at the fibular head by reproducing lateral leg and dorsal foot paresthesias?
Answer: Tinel's sign over the fibular head
Tinel's sign elicited over the fibular head by tapping the common peroneal nerve reproduces distal paresthesias consistent with peroneal entrapment neuropathy.
During functional movement assessment, excessive contralateral pelvic drop during gait is a sign of which neuromuscular deficit?
Answer: Weak ipsilateral hip abductors (gluteus medius)
The stance-phase gluteus medius on the weight-bearing side prevents the swinging leg's pelvis from dropping; weakness causes the Trendelenburg gait pattern.
Which finding on stress X-ray of the first metatarsophalangeal joint is most indicative of turf toe with complete plantar plate disruption?
Answer: Proximal migration of sesamoids relative to the first metatarsal head
Proximal migration of the sesamoids on stress X-ray indicates plantar plate and flexor hallucis brevis attachment disruption, consistent with severe turf toe.