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Athletic Training & Sports Medicine Center

Examination Links:

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Alphabetical Listing
of Examinations
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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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Andrew's Anterior Instability Test

Examination type

Joint stability

Patient & Body Segment Positioning

Patient lies supine with the involved shoulder abducted to about 130⁰ and externally rotated 90⁰.

Examiner Position

While standing at the head of the table on the side of the involved shoulder, the examiner stabilizes the elbow and distal humerus with one hand and uses other hand to grasp the humeral head.

Tissues Being Tested

Anterior deltoid, rotator cuff muscles, glenoid labrum

Performing the Test

Stabilize the elbow while using the hand on the humeral head to lift the humeral forward (anteriorly) to reproduce patient’s symptoms. This test is similar to a Lachman test of the knee for the shoulder.

Positive Test

Pain, apprehension, or excessive anterior translation with the test or a clunking sound during the test

Interpretation

A positive test indicates anterior instability of the shoulder. This could mean that you will be at high risk for a shoulder dislocation. Also, the clunking sound may indicate a labral tear.

Common errors in performing exam

Improper examiner, patient, or hand positioning; not pulling on the humeral head firmly enough

Factors possibly resulting in misinterpretation

Posterior laxity may provide a false sense of anterior translation.

Related tests

Anterior Instability Test, Apprehension (Crank) Test, Relocation Test of Jobe

References

Magee, David J. (2002). Orthopedic Physical Assessment. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.

Links:

http://www.nata.org/jat/readers/archives/jt0300/jt030000256p.pdf

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