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Athletic Training & Sports Medicine Center

Examination Links:

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Alphabetical Listing
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Head

Cervical Spine

Thoracic Spine

Lumbar Spine

Shoulder

Elbow & Radioulnar

Wrist

Hand & Fingers

Sacroiliac Joint

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Ipsilateral Prone Kinetic Test
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FABER Test
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Passive Extension & Internal 
Rotation of Ilium on Sacrum

Passive Flexion & External 
Rotation of Ilium on Sacrum

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Passive External Rotation 
of Hip
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Pelvic Rocking Test
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Gapping Test
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Prone Gapping (Hibb's) Test
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Approximation Test
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Squish Test
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Sacroiliac Rocking Test
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Sacral Apex Pressure Test
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Torsion Stress Test
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Femoral Shear Test
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Superoinferior Symphysis
Pubic Stress Test

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Piedallu's Sign
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Flamingo Maneuver or Test
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Gaenslen's Sign
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Mazion's Pelvic Maneuver
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Yeoman's Test
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Sit-up Test
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Hip & Thigh

Knee

Lower Leg

Ankle

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Foot
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Morton Test
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Range of Motion
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Goniometry
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Manual Muscle Testing
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Reflexes
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Vital Signs
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Body Composition
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Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Test

Examination type

Tendon pathology/integrity, ROM

Patient & Body Segment Positioning

Patient is sitting with the involved hand palm up and supported on a table.

Examiner Position

The examiner should standing in front of the patient on the injured side. The examiner should use one hand to hold all fingers other than the one being tested in extension against the table surface.

Performing the Test

All the patient's fingers should be held in extension, except for the one that is going to be tested. Have the patient flex the involved finger at the PIP joint. The examiner may need to use the other hand to stabilize the involved finger just below the PIP joint.

Tissues Being Tested

Flexor digitorum superficialis tendon

Positive Test

Inability to flex the finger at the PIP joint

Interpretation

Rupture of the flexor digitorum superficialis tendon or avulsion of the tendon from the phalanx

Common errors in performing exam

Not limiting the ROM of the uninvolved fingers; patient positioning; examiner hand placement

Factors possibly resulting in misinterpretation

Injury to the flexor digitorum superficialis muscle or the nerve innervating the muscle may also result in the inability to flex the finger at the PIP joint.

Related tests

Flexor Digitorum Profundus Test, PIP and DIP Collateral Ligament Tests, Gamekeeper's Thumb Test

References

Booker, James M & Tibideau, Gary (2000) Athletic Injury Assessment,

Magee, David (2002) Orthopedic Physical Assessment Philadelphia Saunders.

Links:

http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/GrossAnatomy/dissector/mml/fdp.htm

http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2004;volume=37;issue=1;spage=71;epage=73;aulast=Agarwal

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