This presentation is primarily concerned with the orthopaedic and vascular aspects of the lower extremity examination, with a focus on the legs. For more detailed information on assessing the feet, ...

Background Lower extremity overuse injuries are common in athletes participating in sports with repeated bouts of landing manoeuvres. Objective To summarise and determine the relationship between ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium aims to improve outcomes in severe extremity injuries. The ...

When a medical professional refers to your lower extremity, they’re typically referring to everything between your hip to your toes. The muscles in your lower extremity contract and relax to move ...

Extremity reconstruction surgery can be life-changing for people whose hands, arms or legs have been affected by cancer, an infection, a traumatic injury, congenital (birth) defect, or other ...

Inspect the legs from the groin to the feet noting any asymmetry, skin changes, hair distribution, varicosities, or edema. Signs of vascular insufficiency include pallor, coolness, cyanosis, atrophy, ...