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 72
... Metacarpal . The first metacarpal should be palpated for continuity in bone structure from the anatomic snuffbox to the metacarpophalangeal joint . Note that it is shorter and broader than the other metacarpals . Tenderness elicited in the ...
... Metacarpal . The first metacarpal should be palpated for continuity in bone structure from the anatomic snuffbox to the metacarpophalangeal joint . Note that it is shorter and broader than the other metacarpals . Tenderness elicited in the ...
Page 91
... METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINTS FLEXION -90 ° EXTENSION - 30 ° -45 ° To fully test flexion and extension at the metacarpophalangeal joints , test the fingers both individually and together . To prepare for the test , place your stabilizing ...
... METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINTS FLEXION -90 ° EXTENSION - 30 ° -45 ° To fully test flexion and extension at the metacarpophalangeal joints , test the fingers both individually and together . To prepare for the test , place your stabilizing ...
Page 92
... metacarpophalangeal joints of the hand have a few degrees of lateral motion in extension , but none in flexion ( Figs . 95 , 96 ) because the collateral ligaments of the metacarpal joints are slack in ex- tension and tight in flexion ...
... metacarpophalangeal joints of the hand have a few degrees of lateral motion in extension , but none in flexion ( Figs . 95 , 96 ) because the collateral ligaments of the metacarpal joints are slack in ex- tension and tight in flexion ...
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 |