Musculoskeletal · Year 3
Back (Thoracolumbar Spine) Examination
33 marking points · 4 sections · about 8 min
Back examination has to screen for the emergency as well as the mechanical. This checklist runs the standard look-feel-move plus Schober's and straight leg raise, and prompts the cauda equina red flags you must mention.
Introduction
0/5Look
0/6Palpations
0/4Special tests
0/10Simple power tests
While sitting
Lying supine
Lying prone
0/33
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