Clinical Skills Lab
Limb & Body Measurements
Measure leg length (true, apparent, Galeazzi, blocks), girth and swelling, lymphoedema, chest expansion, Schober, grip strength, BMI/waist, navicular drop and Q-angle — reliably and with the right cut-offs.Roman Urdu: Leg length, girth aur swelling, lymphoedema, chest expansion, Schober, grip strength aur BMI — sahi landmarks aur cut-offs ke saath naapna.
- measurement atlas items
- 17measurement atlas items
- practice questions
- 91practice questions
- flashcards
- 85flashcards
- OSCE stations
- 3OSCE stations
Opening Limb & Body Measurements…
Everything in this skill (17 items) and sources
- True leg length
- Apparent leg length
- Galeazzi (Allis) test
- Standing block method
- Thigh circumference
- Knee circumference (effusion)
- Calf circumference
- Figure-of-eight ankle measure
- Arm circumference (lymphoedema)
- Upper-limb length
- Chest expansion
- Modified Schober test
- Occiput-to-wall distance
- BMI and waist circumference
- Grip strength (hand dynamometer)
- Navicular drop
- Q-angle
Sources
- Magee — Orthopedic Physical Assessment (7th ed.)
- Petersen et al. (1999) — figure-of-eight ankle measurement reliability
- Cruz-Jentoft et al. (2019) — EWGSOP2 sarcopenia consensus
- WHO Expert Consultation (2004) — BMI cut-offs for Asian populations