PHYSICAL EXAM
Knee Physical Exam Summary
ARTICLES
1. Evaluation of Patients Presenting with Knee Pain, Part 1. History, Physical Examination, Radiographs, and Laborotory Studies. AFP 2003.
2. Evaluation of Patients Presenting with Knee Pain, Part 2. Differential Diagnosis. AFP 2003
3. Management of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome AFP 2007
4. Iliotibial Band Syndrome AFP 2005
5. Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention AFP 2010
6. Acute Knee Effusions: A Systemic Approach to Diagnosis AFP 2000
RADIOLOGY
1) AP
2) Lateral
3) Sunrise
4) Salt Lake City
PHYSICAL EXAM VIDEOS
1. The New England Journal of Medicine Exam Video
2. American Family Physician Exam Video
3. The below videos are part of Dr. Mark Hutchinson's Knee Exam, a combined project of the University of British Columbia (UBC), the University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC) and the Norwegian University of Sport Sciences, Oslo. Obtained from public domain site YouTube. Each link is a short 1-2 minute video demonstratin a physical exm skill.
A) Inspection
B) Palpation
C) Range of Motion 1
D) Range of Motion 2
E) Walking
F) Neurovascular
G) Moderate Effusion
H) Minimal Effusion
I) Balance
J) Posterior Drawer (PCL)
K) McMurray's (meniscal injury)
L) Thessaly exam (meniscal injury)
M) Apley's Compression (meniscal injury)
N) Meniscal Palpation and Bounce Home (meniscus)
O) Standing McMurray (meniscus)
P) Patellofemoral Joint Exam
Q) Valgus stress (MCL)
R) Varus stress (LCL)
S) Lachman (ACL)
T) Pivot Shift (ACL)
U) Modified Lachman
V) Small Hands Lachman
W) Anterior Drawer (ACL)
X) Posterolateral
