Limbs: motor

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Limbs

motor

Examination of motor function is divided into:

As with all parts of the examination, attention needs to be paid to the hypotheses thrown up by the history.

Tone

This is usually assessed at the wrist, elbow, hip and knee (Fig. 1). The joint is moved through its range, initially slowly and then at increasing speeds.

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