In a 50 year old retired basketball player, you suspect a diagnosis of chondromalacia patella. Which of the following special tests is used to detect chondromalacia patella?

As you discuss spine and disc issues with a patient you mention some facts. Which one of these statements is TRUE

You are assessing for an ANTERIOR labral tear, the motion(s) performed should be:

After falling on the field post tackle, your defensive back has a hip pointer pathology. Where can this hip pointer occur ?

In the hypothetical equation:  , quantity t is 

The gluteus medius muscle is located ________ and performs ________ of the hip joint.

Upon reviewing an X-ray of a pt w/ back pain you note that she has this condition – when the lumbar vertebra fuses with the sacrum.

When examining a pt w suspected femoral hernia, you look for this – a major structure that can be found within the femoral triangle?

You examine nerve supply when testing low back pain in your 25 year old baseball player. What nerve generally innervates the posterior musculature of the thigh?

As you consider facet jt. dysfunction, how much weight do the facet joints approximately bear in the lumbar spine?