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'scuse...drawer sign or drawer test...nm

Posted By: wanderer on 2006-07-26
In Reply to: Might be saying 'drawer' although you usually hear this as draw sign or test. nm - wanderer

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Drawer sign
Subject: Drawer sign

An orthopedic term.
drawer sign nm
Subject: drawer sign nm

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well...there's drawer sign...and that has to do with FURNITURE
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Drawer sign ----see inside
Subject: Drawer sign ----see inside

Drawer sign in a knee examination, the forward or backward sliding of the tibia under applied stress, which indicates laxity or tear of the anterior (forward slide) or posterior (backward slide) cruciate ligaments of the knee. Syn: drawer test.

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Patient has a positive drawer test and s/l wobble test (knee pain)
Subject: Patient has a positive drawer test and s/l wobble test (knee pain)

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Can you hear drawer test?
Subject: Can you hear drawer test?


s/l gazelle figure and drawer person test --- ADHD
Subject: s/l gazelle figure and drawer person test --- ADHD

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Draw Test vs Drawer Test
Subject: Draw Test vs Drawer Test

for the anterior cruciate ligament or posterior cruciate ligament, I have heard draw test and drawer test.  are they the same thing?? 
Also maybe anterior drawer?
Subject: Also maybe anterior drawer?

These are both really common in PT reports and both refer to the knee, looking for hypermobility which could indicate a tear.
maybe anterior drawer?
Subject: maybe anterior drawer?


Dunno, but it's always drawer for the knees. nm
Subject: Dunno, but it's always drawer for the knees. nm

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drawer in stedman ortho
Subject: drawer in stedman ortho

In steadman ortho, the only time it refers to draw test is a foot/ankle test for subtalar motion.  Otherwise, they only have drawer test, not draw.  I have never heard draw used for the knee, and I have been doing ortho for about 6 years now.
Anterior/posterior drawer
Subject: Anterior/posterior drawer

or anterior-posterior drawer. One is a test of the ACL and the other tests the PCL. Not anteroposterior as they means front to back.
they are the same.My doc mostly says drawer. Maybe depends on your account preference
Subject: they are the same.My doc mostly says drawer. Maybe depends on your account preference


anterior posterior drawer - need correct form
Subject: anterior posterior drawer - need correct form

My doctor always says anterior posterior drawer negative or within normal limits....Does anyone know the correct form to type this?  Anterior/posterior drawer...anterior-posterior drawer...anteroposterior drawer.  I have located all forms on the internet but am still not sure which is correct.  TIA


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Subject: flexion-drawer for knee instability? wildly guessing NM


posterior drawer testing nor with valgus or varus stress testing
Subject: posterior drawer testing nor with valgus or varus stress testing


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Yergason sign or test
Subject: Yergason sign or test


Apparently during this test it is just transcribed as J-sign;
Subject: Apparently during this test it is just transcribed as J-sign;

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Might be saying 'drawer' although you usually hear this as draw sign or test. nm
Subject: Might be saying 'drawer' although you usually hear this as draw sign or test. nm

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Subject: Actually fabere test (Patrick's) test or fabere sign. nm

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'scuse me, that's enthesopathic !! Sorry! nm
Subject: 'scuse me, that's enthesopathic !! Sorry! nm


...'scuse...with "line" in it. nm
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Subject: 'scuse...monilial....nm

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...'scuse. Sometimes misused to mean a pump. nm
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...'scuse! Sted's Ortho & Rehab Words. I think the 5th edition is the most recent. nm
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abdominal exam: obturator sign, and positiv s/l Zoe-is sign
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Subject: Lloyd's sign. Look in medical dictionary under sign. NM

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Subject: J sign or Jay sign?? Ortho - knee. TIA, nm.


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Subject: s/l watiers sign or goiters sign? nm

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Myerson's sign or Meyerson's sign
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Subject: A Lachman test is a medical test used for examining the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in the knee

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Subject: Do not post test questions on the MTStars website. Take your test honestly.

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Subject: The Dix - Hallpike test (also called Nylen - Bárány test). Link for you.

http://www.earinfosite.org/atoz.htm