Medicine Checklists

Medical student OSCE quick-references.


Hip Examination

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Wash hands, introduce yourself, consent patient.

HIP
  • LOOK
    • Gait
    • Valgus/Varus and pes planus
    • Muscle bulk
    • Movement aids required
    • Scars
  • FEEL
    • Temperature
    • Muscle bulk – quadriceps, gluteal muscles
    • Tenderness over bony prominences (GT)
  • MOVE
    • Measure ROM of active, then passive movement
      • Flexion/Extension (-20 to 120 degrees)
      • Abduction (40 degrees)
      • IR/ER (Ankle away from midline/Ankle towards midline) (20/30 degrees)
    • Power
      • Flexion/Extension
      • Abduction/Adduction
  • SPECIAL
    • Apparent and true leg lengths
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