Hip Special Tests Flashcards

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Patrick’s (FABER) Test - Tests for what

A

Dysfunction of hip, such as mobility restriction

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Patrick’s (FABER) Test - How to perform

A

Pt supine
Passively flex, abduct, ER leg so foot rests above knee of opp leg
Slowly lower leg towards table surface

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Grind (Scouring) Test - Tests for what

A

Degenerative joint disease

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4
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Grind (scouring) test - how to perform

A

Pt supine
Hip in 90 flex and knee max flex
Compressive load into femur via knee

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5
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Trendelenburg sign - tests for what

A

weakness of glut med or unstable hip

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Trendelenburg sign - how to perform

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Pt standign and asked to stand on one leg and flex opp knee

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7
Q

Trendelenburg sign - positive if

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ipsilateral hip drops when lower limb support is removed while standing

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8
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Thomas test - tests for what

A

tightness of hip flexors

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Thomas test - how to perform

A

Pt supine with one hip and knee max flex to chest and held there
Observe whether hip flexion occurs in other leg

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10
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Ober’s test - tests for what

A

Tightness of TFL and/or IT band

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Ober’s test - how to perform

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Pt in sidelying
LE flexed at hip and knee
Passively extend, abduct testing hip with knee flexed 90
Modified (knee ext)

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12
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Elys test - tests for what

A

Tightness of rectus femoris

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13
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Elys test - how to perform

A

Pt prone
Knee of testing limb flex
Pos if hip flexes

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14
Q

90-90 hamstring test - tests for

A

Tightness of hamstrings

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15
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90 90 hamstring test - how to perform

A

pt supine
hip and knee supported in 90 flex
passively ext knee until barrier
Pos if unable to reach 10 from neutral (lacking 10 of extension

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16
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Piriformis test - tests for

A

Piriformis syndrome

17
Q

Piriformis test - how to perform

A

Pt supine
Foot of test leg passively placed lateral to opposite limb’s knee
Testing hip is abducted
Pos if knee is unable to pass over resting knee or sx

18
Q

Leg length test - tests for what

A

leg length discrepancy

19
Q

Leg length test - how to perform

A

Pt supine with pelvis balanced

Measure distance from ASIS to med or lat malleolus

20
Q

Craig’s test - tests for what

A

Abnormal femoral antetorsion angle

21
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Craig’s test - how to perform

A

Pt prone with knee flexed to 90
Palpate greater troch and slowly move hip through IR and ER
When greater troch feels most lateral, stop and measure angle of leg relative to line perpendicular to table surface
Normal - between 8 and 15 IR
Less than 8 - retroversion
More than 15 - anteversion

22
Q

FADDIR/FADIR test - tests for what

A

Ant sup impingement
Iliopsoas tendinopathy
Anterior labral tears

23
Q

FADDIR/FADIR test - how to perform

A

Pt supine

Involved LE taken from full passive hip flex, abd, and ER into flex, add, and IR