Case Scenario: A 75-year-old man comes to your clinic with c…
Case Scenario: A 75-year-old man comes to your clinic with complaints of right hip pain and dysfunction. He notes that this has been coming on for some time, but hasworsened significantly over the past 6 weeks. He notes he seems to be losing strength in his right leg. He reports mild numbness at his big toe. He is an avid hunter, but is now unable to climb trees to get to his tree stand. The patient’s referral from the sports MD gave a diagnosis of hip arthritis due to imaging findings of mild joint space loss. You don’t feel that this is likely and want to rule out this diagnosis. Which of the following tests is MOST appropriate to use because a negative test would rule out the referring pathology?