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at 7:41 a.m. Mar, 06, 2024
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thomas.holmes
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Nihit
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https://next.amboss.com/us/article/ji0_rf?q=Straight%20leg%20raise%20test#Z9cea8fe6a2f971e03017b15abcdd7514
The card was suggesting specific nerve roots which can be identified based on the test, however, this along with some other leg raising maneuvers are used to screen for lumbosacral radiculopathy.
AMBOSS says "It's sensitive but not specific)
Source: AMBOSS - https://next.amboss.com/us/article/zl0rzT?q=Straight%20leg%20raise%20test#Z4ad20414a56b5b035698d0e686911a07
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- Raising a straight leg at 30-70° of hip flexion will elicit pain and paresthesia in the leg
- The "bowstring sign" is when this test is aggravated by compression of the popliteal fossa

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