femoral nerve stretch test

femoral nerve stretch test
femoral stretch test (for lesions of third or fourth lumbar disk) the patient lies prone and the knee is passively flexed; the location of pain in the back or thighs indicates which disk is herniated.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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