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Record 1 2024-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
CONT

The posterior drawer test is performed with the knee in 90° flexion. The examiner palpates the hamstrings posteriorly to make sure they are relaxed. The thumbs are placed in the anterior joint line to palpate posterior translation of the tibia when a posterior force is applied.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
CONT

Test du tiroir postérieur [...] Le positionnement est le même que pour le tiroir antérieur, mais la poussée ou la pression antéro-postérieure est appliquée sur le tibia proximal vers la région antérieure.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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