CCEP Orthopedic Testing 2

Question 1

Which test is used to assess for a torn medial meniscus by applying valgus stress to the knee while rotating the tibia?

Accepted Answer

McMurray Test

Answer

The McMurray Test involves flexion, valgus stress, and tibial rotation to provoke a click or pain over a torn medial meniscus.

Question 2

A positive Finkelstein's test — pain with ulnar deviation of the wrist while the thumb is enclosed in the fist — is diagnostic for which condition?

Accepted Answer

de Quervain's tenosynovitis

Answer

Finkelstein's test stretches the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendons, provoking pain in de Quervain's tenosynovitis.

Question 3

The Anterior Drawer Test of the ankle assesses the integrity of which ligament?

Accepted Answer

Anterior talofibular ligament

Answer

The Anterior Drawer Test translates the talus anteriorly relative to the fibula to stress the anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL), the most commonly injured ankle ligament.

Question 4

Which orthopedic test assesses for impingement of the supraspinatus by passively flexing the shoulder to 90° and then internally rotating it?

Accepted Answer

Hawkins-Kennedy Test

Answer

The Hawkins-Kennedy Test internally rotates the shoulder at 90° of forward flexion, compressing the supraspinatus against the coracoacromial ligament.

Question 5

A positive Lachman Test with a soft end-feel indicates injury to which structure?

Accepted Answer

Anterior cruciate ligament

Answer

The Lachman Test assesses ACL integrity by anteriorly translating the tibia on a slightly flexed knee; a soft end-feel indicates ACL rupture.

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CCEP Orthopedic Testing 2