Purpose of Bony Apprehension Test: To test if bony lesions are contributing to the cause of anterior instability of the glenohumeral joint (1). The bony lesions one should consider in this context are an osseous glenoid deficiency i.e., a bony bankart lesion of at least 25% of the glenoid and/or an engaging hill-sachs lesion of at least 2 cm in engagement length (1). Patient position: … Continue reading Bony Apprehension Test
Purpose of Apprehension test (anterior glenohumeral instability): To test if there is an anterior instability of the glenohumeral joint (1). Patient position: Supine lying. Examiner position: Stand facing the patient’s affected side. Procedure: Grasp the elbow and wrist of the patient’s affected arm using your left and right hands respectively. Gently flex the patient’s affected side elbow joint to 90 degrees and abduct the shoulder … Continue reading Apprehension test
Purpose of Anterior Drawer Test (anterior glenohumeral instability): To test if there is an anterior instability of the glenohumeral joint. Patient position: Supine lying. Examiner position: Stand facing the patient’s affected side. Procedure: Place the patient’s affected shoulder just over edge of the examination table. Assuming the patient’s left shoulder is being tested, fix the patient’s left hand in the examiner’s right axilla by adducting … Continue reading Anterior Drawer Test
