Knee Medicine and Science: Diagnosis

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Acute knee MRI and x-ray pictures.

Great video presenting x-ray and MRI examination of an acute knee injury.
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Knee neurovascular evaluation.

Pain in the knee joint may be caused by several factors. One of them, is refereed pain form the lumbar spine, thus differentiation is crucial. In this video, Dr Mark Hutchinson presents neurovascular examination of the knee joint when there is suspicion of lumbar spine involvement.

ACL case examination.

Knee Examination: Inspection in walking.

Professor Mark Hutchinson presents basic principles and discusses what you need to look at during knee inspection in walking.

BJSM podcast: Acute knee examination.

Professor Mark Hutchinson shares his views on acute knee examination in this BJSM podcast. He addresses wide range of issues regarding diagnosis of acute knee involving anatomy, ACL testing, meniscus testing, patellar dislocation, neurovascular examination, timing of diagnosis, imaging, differentiation and other. Definitely worth listening if you want to improve your diagnostic skills.

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ITBS examination: Ober's Test and Noble's Test

The Ober's test is a test used in physical examination in order to identify tightness of the iliotibial band and can be indicative for Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome (ITBS).

The Noble’s test is a provocative test of the iliotibial band and is also commonly used as an indication for ITBS (click "read more" to watch).

Knee examination: Inspection in standing.

Dr. Mark Hutchinson discusses and presents basic principles in regards to knee inspection in standing.
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Terminology and classification of muscle injuries in sport: The Munich consensus statement.

Terminology and classification of muscle injuries in sport: The Munich consensus statement.
Mueller-Wohlfahrt, H., Haensel, L., Mithoefer, K., Ekstrand, J., English, B., McNally, S., Orchard, J., Niek van Dijk, C., Kerkhoffs, G., Schamasch, P., Blottner, D., Swaerd, L., Goedhart, E. and Ueblacker, P. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2012.
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Meniscal examination: palpation & bounce home test.

Dr Mark Hutchinson is presenting how to palpate meniscus and how to perform bounce home test. These tests are used to evaluate individuals for tears in the meniscus of the knee.
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Meniscal examination: McMurray test.

Dr Mark Hutchinson is presenting how to perform the McMurray test. The test is used to evaluate individuals for tears in the meniscus of the knee and along with the Apley's test, seems to be most commonly used in the clinical settings. Recent research findings suggest moderate sensitivity and high specificity of the test.
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Meniscal examination: Apley's Test.

Dr Mark Hutchinson is presenting how to perform the Apley's test. The Apley's test is an orthopedic test used for examining both meniscus in the knee for patients where there is a suspicion of a meniscal lesion.
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ACL examination: Lachman Test.

Dr Mark Hutchinson is presenting how to perform the Lachman test. The Lachman test is an orthopedic test used for examining the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the knee for patients where there is a suspicion of a torn ACL. The Lachman test is recognized by most authorities as the most reliable and sensitive clinical test for the determination of anterior cruciate ligament integrity, superior to the anterior drawer test commonly used in the past.
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