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 37
... Swelling Swelling may be of a local or a diffuse nature . Localized swelling most often presents as a bump or a small , specific mass under the skin , such as a swollen olecranon bursa , where swelling is con- fined to the limited area ...
... Swelling Swelling may be of a local or a diffuse nature . Localized swelling most often presents as a bump or a small , specific mass under the skin , such as a swollen olecranon bursa , where swelling is con- fined to the limited area ...
Page 172
... swelling is classified as one of two types , either localized ( bursal ) or generalized ( intra - articular ) . A bursal swelling is more fre- quently found over the patella ( prepatellar bursitis ) , or over the tibial tubercle ...
... swelling is classified as one of two types , either localized ( bursal ) or generalized ( intra - articular ) . A bursal swelling is more fre- quently found over the patella ( prepatellar bursitis ) , or over the tibial tubercle ...
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... swelling . Unilateral swelling usually indicates a residual edema secondary to trauma ( fractured ankle , for example ) ; bilateral swelling may be evidence of cardiac or lymphatic problems , or of pelvic obstruction to venous re- turn .
... swelling . Unilateral swelling usually indicates a residual edema secondary to trauma ( fractured ankle , for example ) ; bilateral swelling may be evidence of cardiac or lymphatic problems , or of pelvic obstruction to venous re- turn .
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 |