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Hip Exam

Aka: Hip Exam
  1. Exam: General
    1. Exam outside the hip (critical)
      1. Low Back Exam (e.g. radicular pain)
      2. Knee Exam
      3. Exam of Abdomen and Pelvis (e.g. Appendicitis has presented with Hip Pain)
    2. Hip Asymmetry
      1. Leg Length Discrepancy
      2. SI joint dysfunction
    3. Greater trochanter tenderness to palpation
      1. Trochanteric Bursitis
    4. Range of motion
      1. See normal range of motion below
      2. Pain on even slight range of motion is a red flag for septic hip
    5. Specific Tests
      1. Patrick's Test (Faber Test, Figure of Four Test)
      2. FADIR Test
  2. Exam: Normal Hip Range of Motion
    1. Hip flexion: 110 to 120 degrees
    2. Hip extension: 10 to 15 degrees
    3. Hip abduction: 30 to 50 degrees
    4. Hip adduction: 30 degrees
    5. Hip lateral rotation: 40 to 60 degrees
    6. Hip medial rotation: 30 to 40 degrees

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