SPECIAL TESTS: UPPER

EXTREMITY
JROOZ REVIEW CENTER
TESTS FOR INSTABILITY (ANTERIOR)
• LOAD and SHIFT TEST
• CRANK TEST
▫ FULCRUM TEST
▫ FOWLER SIGN/JOBE RELOCATION TEST
▫ ANTERIOR RELEASE/SURPRISE TEST

• DUGAS TEST
• PROTZMAN TEST
• ROCKWOOD TEST
TESTS FOR INSTABILITY (POSTERIOR)
• JERK TEST
• CIRCUMDUCTION TEST
• NORWOOD STRESS TEST
• PUSH-PULL TEST
TESTS FOR INSTABILITY (INFERIOR and
MULTIDIRECTIONAL)
• SULCUS SIGN
• FEAGIN TEST

• ROWE’s TEST
TESTS FOR IMPINGEMENT
• HAWKINS-KENNEDY TEST
• NEER IMPINGEMENT TEST
TEST for LABRAL TEARS
• ACTIVE COMPRESSION TEST of O’BRIEN
• CLUNK TEST
OTHER SHOULDER JOINT TESTS
• APLEY’s SCRATCH TEST

• AC CROSSOVER/CROSSBODY TEST
• AC SHEAR TEST
• PAXINOS SIGN
TEST for MUSCLE/TENDON PATHOLOGY
• DROP-ARM TEST
• SUPRASPINATUS TEST

• INFRASPINATUS TEST
• EXTERNAL ROTATION LAG SIGN
• HORNBLOWER’s SIGN

• LIFT-OFF SIGN
• ABDOMINAL COMPRESSION TEST
• SPEED’s TEST
• YERGASON’s TEST
• HEUTER’s SIGN
• LUDINGTON’s TEST

• WALL PUSH-UPS
• PUNCH OUT TEST
TESTS for TOS
• ADSON’s MANEUVER
• HALSTEAD MANEUVER
• WRIGHT’s TEST
• ALLEN MANEUVER

• ROOS TEST
• PROVOCATIVE ELEVATION TEST
TEST for JOINT DYSFUNCTIONS
• VALGUS/VARUS INSTABILITY TESTS
• MILKING MANEUVER
• MOVING VALGUS STRESS TEST

• POSTEROLATERAL ROTATORY
APPREHENSION TEST
TESTS for EPICONDYLITIS
• COZEN’s TEST
• MILL’s TEST
• MAUDSLEY’s TEST

• GOLFER ELBOW’s TEST

TESTS for NEUROLOGICAL
DYSFUNCTION
• ELBOW FLEXION TEST
• TINEL’s SIGN at the ELBOW
• WARTENBERG’s SIGN

• PRONATOR TERES SYNDROME TEST

• PINCH-GRIP TEST
TESTS FOR JOINT DYSFUNCTIONS
• LIGAMENTOUS INSTABILITY TEST FOR THE
FINGERS

• AXIAL LOAD TEST vs THUMB GRIND TEST

• FINGER EXTENSION TEST

• SUPINATION LIFT TEST

• PIANO KEYS TEST
• ULNAR IMPACTION TEST
• LUNOTRIQUETRAL BALLOTEMENT TEST

• MURPHY’s SIGN
• THUMB UCL LAXITY TEST
TESTS for MUSCLE/TENDON
PATHOLOGY
• HAINES-ZANCOLLI TEST
• BUNNEL-LITTLER TEST

• FINKELSTEIN TEST

• SWEATER FINGER SIGN

TEST for NEUROLOGICAL DYSFUNCTION
• CARPAL COMPRESSION TEST
• FLICK MANEUVER
• PHALEN’s TEST
• REVERSE PHALEN’s TEST
• TINEL’s SIGN at the WRIST

• EGAWA’s SIGN
• FROMENT’s PAPER SIGN
• WEBER’s TEST
• DELLON’s TEST

• WRINKLE TEST

OTHER TEST:
• ALLEN TEST
• DIGIT BLOODFLOW TEST
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 SPECIAL TESTS:
LOWER EXTREMITY
JROOZ Review Center
TEST FOR SI JOINT INVOLVEMENT
• APPROXIMATION TEST
• GAPPING TEST
• FLAMINGO TEST

• GAENSLEN’S TEST
• GILLET’S TEST
• IPSILATERAL ANT ROT TEST

• PIEDALLU’S SIGN
• SUPINE-TO-SIT TEST
OTHER TESTS
• SLR TEST for the SI JOINT

• FUNCTIONAL HAMSTRING LENGTH TEST

• THORACOLUMBAR FASCIA LENGTH

• SIGN OF THE BUTTOCK TEST

TESTS FOR HIP PATHOLOGY
• BRYANT’S TRIANGLE • NELATON’S LINE
• CRAIG’S TEST
• HIP SCOUR TEST
• PATRICK’S TEST

• FULCRUM TEST
• HEEL STRIKE TEST
PEDIATRIC TESTS
• ORTOLANI’s SIGN
• BARLOW’s TEST

• GALLEAZI’s SIGN
• TELESCOPING SIGN
An Ortolani Click is produced when
a. Both legs are abducted while exerting resisting
pressure on the medial aspects of both knees
b. You apply traction to the femur and return it to
its previous position upon the release of
traction
c. The femoral head enters and leaves the
acetabular
d. You release the abducted leg while the knee is
flexed to 90 degrees and keeping the hip joint
in neutral
e. You gradually distract the head to remove its
weight from the neck
LEG LENGTH MEASUREMENTS
TESTS FOR MM TIGHTNESS/PATHOLOGY
• THOMAS’ TEST
• KENDALL’s TEST
• ELY’s TEST

• 90-90 SLR TEST

• HAMSTRINGS METHOD 2
• TRIPOD SIGN
• TAKING-OFF-THE-SHOE TEST

• TRENDELENBURG SIGN
• NOBLE COMPRESSION TEST
• OBER TEST

• PHELP’s TEST

• PIRIFORMIS TEST
TESTS FOR LIGAMENTOUS INSTABILITY
• ONE-PLANE MEDIAL/LATERAL INSTABILITY
▫ ABDUCTION (VALGUS STRESS) TEST
▫ ADDUCTION (VARUS STRESS) TEST
• ONE-PLANE ANTERIOR INSTABILITY
▫ LACHMAN TEST
▫ DRAWER SIGN
• ONE-PLANE POSTERIOR INSTABILITY
▫ POSTERIOR SAG SIGN
▫ GODFREY TEST
• ROTATORY INSTABILITY
TESTS for MENISCAL INJURY
• McMURRAY TEST
• APLEY’s TEST
• BOUNCE HOME TEST

• EGE’s TEST

• THESSALY TEST
TESTS FOR SWELLING
• BRUSH/STROKE/BULGE/WIPE TEST
• INDENTATION TEST
• FLUCTUATION TEST
• PATELLAR TAP TEST
TEST FOR PATELLOFEMORAL
DYSFUNCTION
• CLARKE’s SIGN
• McCONELL TEST

• WALDRON’s TEST
OTHER TESTS
• Q-ANGLE MEASUREMENT

• FAIRBANK’s APPREHENSION TEST

• FUNCTIONAL TEST FOR QUADRICEPS

CONTUSION

• WILSON TEST
TESTS for LIGAMENTOUS INSTABILITY
• ANTERIOR DRAWER TEST
• TALAR TILT
• KLEIGER TEST
TEST FOR DEFORMITIES
• TIBIAL TORSION TEST

• FOREFOOT ADDUCTION
CORRECTION TEST
• FEISS LINE

• SIT-STAND TEST
OTHER TESTS
• ANKLE DORSIFLEXION TEST
• BEURGER’s TEST
• HOMAN’s SIGN
• MORTON’s TEST
• THOMPSON’s TEST
• WINDLASS TEST
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YOUR BOARD EXAMS!
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