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PRONE EXTENSION TEST [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- prone extension test 1, record 1, English, prone%20extension%20test
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Prone extension test. This tests for hip flexion contracture... Position the patient prone with the thigh over the edge of the examining table. With one hand on the pelvis and [the] other holding onto the leg, extend the leg until the pelvis starts to elevate. The horizontal-thigh angle demonstrates the degree of contracture. 1, record 1, English, - prone%20extension%20test
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- signe de Judet-Généty
1, record 1, French, signe%20de%20Judet%2DG%C3%A9n%C3%A9ty
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Signe de Judet-Généty. Le patient est en décubitus ventral, ses rotules reposant au bord de la table, ses jambes dans le vide. Si une douleur de l'interligne est ressentie avec sensation de résistance élastique lorsque l'examinateur imprime une poussée sur le talon, le ménisque est déchiré. 1, record 1, French, - signe%20de%20Judet%2DG%C3%A9n%C3%A9ty
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-08-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Muscles and Tendons
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- firing pattern
1, record 2, English, firing%20pattern
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- activation pattern 2, record 2, English, activation%20pattern
correct
- discharge pattern 3, record 2, English, discharge%20pattern
correct
- recruitment pattern 2, record 2, English, recruitment%20pattern
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The prone leg extension(PLE) test is used by therapists who manually palpate the posterior muscles and observe trunk kinematics in an attempt to identify deviations from a supposed optimal. A dysfunctional firing pattern is assumed to exist when postural muscles(hamstrings and erector spinae) initiate the movement and a delay in gluteus maximus firing is evident. As well, inconsistent or altered firing patterns are assumed to be indicative of dysfunction. While dysfunctions in the trunk are hypothesized to alter the optimal firing pattern, distal dysfunction(ankle sprain) is also theorized to influence the proximal order of optimal firing patterns. An ankle sprain or lower leg injury is theorized to result in "imbalances" in the firing pattern of proximal muscles due to the dysfunction of distal segments. 4, record 2, English, - firing%20pattern
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Altered, continuous, dysfunctional, intermittent, phasic, sporadic, tonic firing pattern. 5, record 2, English, - firing%20pattern
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Muscles et tendons
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mode de recrutement
1, record 2, French, mode%20de%20recrutement
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'électromyogramme comporte un premier temps de détection. Il s'agit tout d'abord d'évaluer, avec une aiguille électrode implantée dans le muscle étudié, l'éventualité d'une activité de repos [...] Puis on demande au patient d'effectuer un mouvement actif du muscle étudié contre résistance progressive jusqu'à atteindre une force maximale : on peut ainsi étudier la richesse en unités motrices fonctionnelles du muscle examiné et le mode de recrutement de ces unités motrices. 2, record 2, French, - mode%20de%20recrutement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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