Hip
Mark Scheme
Look → front / side / back. Gait.
Feel → have look whilst lying down. Temperature. Greater trochanter. Apparent and true leg length.
Move → ask them to do flexion and extension. Then do flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, internal rotation, external rotation.
Special Tests:
Presentation
Hip X-Ray Interpretation
Knee
Mark Scheme
Look → front / side / back. Gait. Look whilst lying down. Measure quadriceps bulk.
Feel → temperature. Joint palpation (joint line, patella, tibial tuberosity, popliteal fossa). Effusion (patellar tap, sweep test).
Move → ask them to flex and extend. Then do yourself and also hyperextension.
Special Tests:
Presentation
Knee Scar → total knee replacement, invasive procedures (knee arthroscopy), ligament repair, fracture repair, abscess drainage.