FABER, FABERE, Jansen, or Patrick’s Test |
Examination type |
Muscle and boney integrity |
Patient & Body Segment Positioning |
Patient lies
supine; Knee on affected side flexed to 90 degrees with the foot
on affected side rests on opposite knee in the figure four
position.
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Examiner Position |
Examiner standing on affected side, places one hand on opposite
iliac crest, stabilizing pelvis against table. Examiner places
one hand on knee of affected side. |
Tissues
Being Tested |
Groin, hip,
Sacro-Iliac, iliopsoas abnormalities |
Performing the Test |
Examiner
pushes the knee laterally and down, examiner asks the patient
about the area in which they experience pain. |
Positive Test |
Pain in the groin area indicates a problem with the hip and not
the spine. Pain in the sacroiliac area indicates a problem with
the sacroiliac joints. |
Interpretation |
Sacroiliitis,
Low back pain, Osteoarthritis, groin, hip or iliopsas muscle
strain. |
Common errors in
performing exam |
The examiner does not know exactly where the pain is taking
place so the examiner will misinterpret the injury. |
Factors possibly
resulting in misinterpretation |
Pain occur in a different place then what the test is suppose to
look for like in the knee. |
Related tests |
Gapping test, Squish test |
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