Examination of the knee.
Introduce and take consent.
Inspection on standing:
Scars, sinuses,swelling (front and back).
Attitude of the knee.
Wasting of quadriceps.
Obliteration of the para patellar hallows.
On walking: Gait.
Palpation (supine): warmth, crepitus, patella, tibial tuberosity, joint line, and attachment of collateral ligaments.
Effusion: visible fluctuation, palpable fluctuation and patellar tap.
Measure the girth of the knee and compare with the normal.
Movements:
Passive - full extension then flexion, active SLR.
Varus and valgus.
Anterior cruciate: anterior draw test, Lachmann's.
McMurrays for menisci.
Brief examination of the hip, spine, neuro and vasc.