Lower Extremity Physical Exams

Julie Bishop MDOrthopedic Sports MedicineAssociate Professor of Clinical OrthopaedicsAssociate Program Director, Resident Education Chief, Division of Shoulder Surgery Department of OrthopaedicsTeam Physician, OSU Sports Medicine

Learning Objectives

View

each joint physical exam video in this e-

learning module

Recognize

that these are all normal PE

videos

Use

the attached handout to

follow along the key points of

each PE

Listthe 5 basic

steps that apply to the MSK

exam of each joint: 

inspection/palpation/range of

motion/strength testing/special

testing. 

Follow

these basic steps in each PE

video you watch.

At the end of this module you will learn to:

Shoulder

This video is 14:21 minutes. Click to view the next video.

Elbow

This video is 5:42 minutes. Click to view the next video.

Hand

This video is 7:03 minutes. Click to view the next video.

Hip

This video is 7:11 minutes. Click to view the next video.

Knee

This video is 10:17 minutes. Click to view the next video.

Arthritic Knee

This video is 5:49 minutes. Click to view the next video.

Foot and Ankle

This video is 7:54 minutes. Click to view the next video.

Spine

This video is 13:40 minutes.

Thank you for viewing these videos

If you have any questions, I am available.

Julie.Bishop@osumc.edu

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