While an infant is in the supine position with both knees flexed, the clinician applies gentle downward pressure to both knees, and the knee and thigh are abducted as an upward and medial pressure is applied to the proximal thigh
This examination technique, used to screen for a reducible dislocation, is called
A)
Galeazzi test.
B)
Ortolani maneuver.
C)
clubfoot test.
D)
Trendelenburg test.
Ans:
B
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The Ortolani maneuver is a described test for a reducible dislocation. The Galeazzi test is a measurement of the length of the femurs that is done by comparing the height at the knees while they are flexed at 90 degrees. Trendelenburg test is used for an older child.
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