Physical Examination of the Spine and Extremities, Volume 798This clear, concise manual fills the growing need for a text covering the process of physical examination of the spine and extremities. Serving students and clinicians as a functional guidebook, this text incorporates three important features: a tight consistent organization, an abundance of constructive illustrations, and an effective teaching method. |
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Page 87
... distal to the joint . Any tenderness elicited may be the result of a strained or ruptured tendon . In rheumatoid arthritis , the extensor ten- dons can become displaced to the ulnar side of the metacarpophalangeal joints and cause an ...
... distal to the joint . Any tenderness elicited may be the result of a strained or ruptured tendon . In rheumatoid arthritis , the extensor ten- dons can become displaced to the ulnar side of the metacarpophalangeal joints and cause an ...
Page 102
... distal interphalangeal joint then flexes , the retinacular ligaments are tight . If however , the joint still does not flex , the distal interphalangeal joint capsule is probably contracted ( Fig . 117 ) . ALLEN TEST . This test makes ...
... distal interphalangeal joint then flexes , the retinacular ligaments are tight . If however , the joint still does not flex , the distal interphalangeal joint capsule is probably contracted ( Fig . 117 ) . ALLEN TEST . This test makes ...
Page 227
... distal interphalangeal joints . Normally , in- dividuals flex their toes to grasp the ground or their shoes to gain extra stability during the stance phase of gait . Claw toes restrict extension in the proximal and distal ...
... distal interphalangeal joints . Normally , in- dividuals flex their toes to grasp the ground or their shoes to gain extra stability during the stance phase of gait . Claw toes restrict extension in the proximal and distal ...
Contents
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF THE ELBOW | 55 |
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF THE CERVICAL | 107 |
EXAMINAtion of Gait | 133 |
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Physical Examination of the Spine and Extremities Stanley Hoppenfeld,Richard Hutton No preview available - 1976 |
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abduction active Adductor ankle anterior artery Ask the patient aspect become biceps bone bony border brevis bursa carpi cause cervical crest crosses deep deltoid determine distal edge elbow examination extension extensor external rotation extremity feel femoral fingers flexed flexion flexor foot forearm function gait greater groove hand head hold iliac increase indicate insertion instruct internal interphalangeal joint involved knee lateral lies ligament limited located longus lower lumbar medial move movement muscle Muscle Testing neck nerve neurologic level normal Note opposite origin pain palmaris longus palpable palpate pathology patient phase plantar plantar flexion portion position posterior pressure prominent proximal radial range of motion reflex resistance result rotation scapula secondary sensation shoulder side skin soft tissue spine stabilize stand styloid superior supine supplied surface swelling tenderness tendon thumb tibial tion toes tubercle tunnel ulnar upper wrist Zone
References to this book
Muscles: Testing and Function with Posture and Pain Florence Peterson Kendall No preview available - 2005 |