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Notes on orthopaedic examination of Cerebral Palsy cases

Selection of .wmv videos (do not run on a Mac)

Table of tests and signs for different conditions and regions. Has many obscure eponymous tests

Illustrated account of elbow examination

Foot & ankle examination
Look
Feel
Move
Ankle
Subtalar
Midtarsal
TMTJ
1st MTPJ
Muscle tests
Stability Tests
Other Tests
Syndosmosis
Block Test
Achilles Tendon

Brief bio of Jules Froment and account of Froment's sign - we hold out a folded newspaper to the patient; he is asked to pull it hard with the strong hand and then with the affected hand, while we pull it fairly firmly away. This is what is observed: on...

Hand examination
Look
Feel
Move
Elson's test
Neurological testing
Functional tests
Pulses - Allens test
Intrinsic Tests
Measuring finger joint motion
Extensor Apparatus - Diagram
Extensor Compartments

Patient must be suitably undressed (down to underwear)>br> First examine patient standing and then lying down.
Look, feel, move and special tests.

Account of Knee Examination
Look
Move
Feel
Special Tests
Ligaments
Menisci
Patellofemoral joint

SUMMARY
* Equipment Needed
* General Considerations
* Motor
o Observation
o Muscle Tone
...

Account of the Pivot Shift sign for ACL deficiency

POSTEROLATERAL INSTABILITY
= when stress testing the lateral tibial plateau rotates posteriorly in relation to the femur with lateral opening of joint associated with knee dislocation (see below)

Closed rupture of the middle slip of the extensor hood of a finger is easily missed until the late appearance of a buttonhole deformity. Early diagnosis gives the best chance of satisfactory treatment, but Boyes' test becomes positive only at a late stage. A new test is described in which,...

Tips for the short case examination (for fellowship exam)

Look
Feel
Move
Special tests
Impingement
Rotator cuff integrity
Instability