Examination Revision Notes

The ability to examine joints is key in formulating a list of likely differential diagnoses and often can almost be diagnostic for certain conditions. It is also very important in determining what the next step is diagnosis will be; usually imaging of some description. Joint examination follows the Apley system of examination. Watch the video below to introduce this system and learn it so should your mind go blank in an examination (particularly OSCEs) then you know the sequence to fall back on. Then read the document reinforcing the system of examination.