1. A, Biceps load test II is performed with the patient supine, the arm is placed in 120-degree abduction (90-degree abduction in biceps load test I), and the elbow is placed in 90-degree flexion. The patient is asked to resist the lateral force applied by the examiner. B, In the pain provocation test of Mimori, the arm is placed in 90-degree abduction, the elbow in 90-degree flexion, and the forearm in maximum supination. To provoke symptoms, the examiner moves the forearm into maximum pronation. C, Internal rotation resistance strength test (test of Zaslav) is conducted with the patient standing or sitting, with the humerus in 90-degree abduction and 80-degree external rotation. The patient is asked to resist an external rotation force applied by the examiner and then to resist an applied internal rotation force.
Source: Shoulder Instability, The Rational Clinical Examination: Evidence-Based Clinical Diagnosis
Citation: Simel DL, Rennie D. The Rational Clinical Examination: Evidence-Based Clinical Diagnosis; 2016 Available at: Accessed: October 19, 2017
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