Thursday, August 17th

Clinical Themes:

• Gluteal intramuscular injections (Hochstetter’s triangle)

• Hamstring pull

• Positive Trendelenburg sign

 

Question of the Day:

After suffering a deep stab wound in the medial upper quadrant of the right buttock, a patient found walking to be very difficult. During stepping, her left hip sagged down as soon as the left foot was lifted off the ground to swing forward. Explain these findings.

 

Download the Plasma Presentation that played during lab: PDF  PowerPoint