Musculoskeletal Exam

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Primary Exam

General: Preparation, Inspection, Palpation Neck Shoulder Elbow Wrist and Hand Back Hip Knee Ankle and Foot Strength Testing Against Resistance

Special Considerations

Be able to identify the significance of a positive finding
of any of these tests

Crossarm adduction test (drop arm) Rotator cuff impingement Snuffbox tenderness Flexor digitorum superficialis and profundus Straight leg raise FABER test Collateral ligament testing LachmanÕs test Drawer tests Test for knee effusion Ballotable knee