Special Tests (Elbow) Flashcards
The different test for different pathologies and what each test tests for.
What are the the misc tests for the elbow (listed at the beginning) and what do they test for?
Medial Collateral Stress Test (Valgus) - Anterior Band of the MCL integrity - Posterior Band of the MCL integrity Lateral Pivot Shift Apprehension Test: used to diagnose posterolateral rotary instability Lateral Collateral Stress Test (Varus)
What are the different tests for Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)?
Cozen’s (Method 1)
Mill’s (Method 2)
Maudsley (Method 3)
What are the different tests for Medial Epiconylitis (Golfer’s Elbow)?
Medial Epicondylitis Test (Golfer’s Elbow)
What are the different tests for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome?
Elbow Flexion Test
Pressure-Provocation Test
Percussion Test/Tinel’s Sign
What are the other tests for the elbow and what do they test for?
Elbow Extension Test- tests for elbow fracture
Moving Valgus Stress Test- tests for a chronic MCL tear
Biceps Squeeze Test- tests for distal biceps tendon rupture
What does the Medial Collateral Stress Test (Valgus) test for?
Anterior band or posterior band of the MCL integrity
What does the Lateral Pivot Shift Apprehension Test test for?
Posterolateral rotatory instability
What does the Lateral Collateral Stress Test (Varus) test for?
Integrity of the LCL
What does Cozen’s Test Test for?
Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)
What does Mill’s Test test for?
Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)
What does Maudsley’s Test test for?
Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)
What does the Medial Epicondylitis Test test for?
Medial Epicondylitis (Golfer’s Elbow)
What does the Elbow Flexion Test test for?
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
What does the Pressure-Provocative Test test for?
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
What does the Percussion Test/Tinel’s Sign test for?
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
