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flexion-drawer for knee instability? wildly guessing NM

Posted By: sassee on 2007-09-05
In Reply to: Sorry, static at that point, but SM - Need Help

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




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knee flexion?
Subject: knee flexion?


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

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instability of?
Subject: instability of?


rotational instability ? - nm
Subject: rotational instability ? - nm

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There has been no s/l odd normic instability.
Subject: There has been no s/l odd normic instability.

Is oddnormic a word or is he making them up now. I can't find it anywhere. I'm sure he just makes them up when he can't think of anything to say. Thanks so much for your help.
s/l demonsis instability
Subject: s/l demonsis instability

The patient has an ankle injury.

No demonsis instability with ligamentous testing. tia.
?demonstrable instability
Subject: ?demonstrable instability


no edema or instability?
Subject: no edema or instability?


Chrisman-Snook or instability. sm
Subject: Chrisman-Snook or instability. sm

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The knee is pain significant because she had a total knee replacement. Make sense? nm
Subject: The knee is pain significant because she had a total knee replacement. Make sense? nm

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X-ray of the knee shows arthritic change within the knee, but maintained s/l tibiofemoral stasis.
Subject: X-ray of the knee shows arthritic change within the knee, but maintained s/l tibiofemoral stasis.

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Starting off great today...Rheo Knee prosthetic knee???
Subject: Starting off great today...Rheo Knee prosthetic knee???


Drawer sign
Subject: Drawer sign

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

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maybe anterior drawer?
Subject: maybe anterior drawer?


vasomotor instability on s/l Kendall's cream
Subject: vasomotor instability on s/l Kendall's cream


s/l pablic harness for left hip instability. TIA
Subject: s/l pablic harness for left hip instability. TIA

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Cotton ankle instability test
Subject: Cotton ankle instability test


anatomic instability? Is he talking about a fracture? sm
Subject: anatomic instability? Is he talking about a fracture? sm

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well...there's drawer sign...and that has to do with FURNITURE
Subject: 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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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.
Can you hear drawer test?
Subject: Can you hear drawer test?


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.
wild stab - can you hear vasomotor instability on
Subject: wild stab - can you hear vasomotor instability on

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clonidine to treat panic and mood instability?
Subject: clonidine to treat panic and mood instability?

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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


Knee x-ray: s/l RATTY knee joint erosions? NM
Subject: Knee x-ray: s/l RATTY knee joint erosions? NM


MRI of knee. Semimembranosus s/l pes-dens-a-ri-nus region of the knee.
Subject: MRI of knee. Semimembranosus s/l pes-dens-a-ri-nus region of the knee.

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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


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

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S/P left total knee reconstruction. On exam, has a palpable s/l clod defect on the left knee.
Subject: S/P left total knee reconstruction. On exam, has a palpable s/l clod defect on the left knee.

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could be flexion
Subject: could be flexion


more likely flexion/extension
Subject: more likely flexion/extension


Could he be saying flexion mode?
Subject: Could he be saying flexion mode?


flexion? extension?
Subject: flexion? extension?

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volar flexion
Subject: volar flexion


plantar flexion
Subject: plantar flexion

Okay - maybe this is a stupid question, but dorsiflexion is a word - I looked it up in Dorland's (but I have an older version).   But, plantarflexion seems not to be a word;  I thought it was - modeling it after dorsiflexion.  So, is plantarflexion a real word or is it just plantar flexion? 
The latter, flexion contracture nm
Subject: The latter, flexion contracture nm


flexion, semicolon...sm
Subject: flexion, semicolon...sm

The second and third toes have fixed flexion deformities; fourth and fifth are dynamic, but she does have a large callus on the dorsal lateral aspect of her fifth toe.
bowler flexion?
Subject: bowler flexion?

postoperative from 02/24 ORIF of the wrist. She is doing really well except she has a little difficulty with s/l bowler flexion.
volar flexion..
Subject: volar flexion..

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cervical flexion and extension? nm
Subject: cervical flexion and extension? nm

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Probably good anterior flexion.
Subject: Probably good anterior flexion.


Sounds like flexion mobe?
Subject: Sounds like flexion mobe?

This would be a treatment by a physical therapist.  It sounds like he is saying flexion mobe?  I have never heard of mobe.  Is this correct?
it's 2 words - plantar flexion......
Subject: it's 2 words - plantar flexion......


Normally they say dorsiflexion and plantar flexion.
Subject: Normally they say dorsiflexion and plantar flexion.

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flexion and rotation of the tibionavicular?
Subject: flexion and rotation of the tibionavicular?