Examination

Mazyad Alotaibi

Age –young, 20’s, 50’s, 60+ Occupation & Sports – carpet fitters,

skiing, football Site Spread – usually localised Onset – rapid, gradual Duration Behaviour - am Symptoms – locking, giving way, agg and

ease, stiffness PMSH

Posture Gait Swelling Muscle wasting Deformity

Heat Synovial Thickening Compression Test

Flexion

Extension

Pain and Range Valgus - MCL Varus - LCL Medial coronary Lateral coronary ACL – in flex ACL – in ext – Lachman’s PCL – in flex

4 tests Stabilise femur and palpate joint line Looking for click, pain and apprehension Not for acute Foot in LR + MR

Flexion - Prone

Extension – prone

PF pain – through range knee extension at 90, 60, 30 and 0 degrees knee flex

Joint line Tendons Bursa ligaments

Resisted flexion in MR – differentiates popliteus with lateral meniscus

4 test – palp LCL