Approach to hip pain Quiz: Ace Your Exams

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A 56-year-old man presents to the primary care clinic due to worsening low back pain and posterior right hip pain over the past six months. The pain worsens when getting out of bed or out of a chair after sitting for a long time. The pain is described as a dull ache, rated by the patient as 3/10 in severity. In the past two weeks, the patient has also experienced a few episodes of burning in the right buttock and into the posterior right thigh. Vital signs are within normal limits, and BMI is 28.3 kg/m2. On physical examination, the patient is well-appearing. There is mild paraspinal muscle tenderness in the lower lumbar region. There is full range of motion of the hip and knee joints. The Patellar reflex is 2/4 on the left and 1/4 on the right. Which of the following additional findings is most likely to be seen in this patient?

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Positive straight leg test

Positive Trendelenburg sign

Positive Tinel test at the inguinal ligament

Catching or clicking of the hip with movement

Externally rotated and shortened lower extremity