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The purpose of the varus stress test of the elbow is to assess the integrity of lateral collateral ligament.<br>


== Purpose<br>  ==
[[Image:Elbow Ligaments.png|thumb|right|200px|Elbow Ligaments]]


The purpose of the varus stress test of the elbow is to assess the integrity of lateral collateral ligament. <br>
== Technique  ==


== Technique<br> ==
With the patient is standing, the therapist places the patient's elbow in slight flexion while palpating the humeroulnar joint line.&nbsp; The therapist then applies a varus force to the elbow.&nbsp; This test is considered positive if the patient experiences pain or excessive laxity is noted and compared to the contralateral side.<ref>Flynn, T.W., Cleland, J.A., Whitman, J.M. (2008). User's guide to the musculoskeletal examination: Fundamentals for the evidence-based clinician. Buckner, Kentucky: Evidence in Motion</ref>&nbsp; The test can be repeated in varying degrees of elbow flexion, but generally it is positioned between 5 and 30 degrees.<ref>Dutton, M. (2008). Orthopaedic: Examination, evaluation, and intervention (2nd ed.). New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.</ref><br><br>  


With the patient standing, the therapist places the patient's elbow in slight flexion while palpating the humeroulnar joint line.&nbsp; The therapist then applies a varus force to the elbow.&nbsp; This test is considered positive if the patient experiences pain or excessive laxity is noted compared to the contralateral side.<ref>Flynn, T.W., Cleland, J.A., Whitman, J.M. (2008). User's guide to the musculoskeletal examination: Fundamentals for the evidence-based clinician. Buckner, Kentucky: Evidence in Motion</ref>&nbsp; The test can be repeated in varying degrees of elbow flexion, but generally it is positioned between 5 and 30 degrees.<ref>Dutton, M. (2008). Orthopaedic: Examination, evaluation, and intervention (2nd ed.). New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.</ref><br><br>  
{{#ev:youtube|rcIGQ7daGek|300}}<ref>CR Technologies. Varus Stress Test - Elbow (CR). Available from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcIGQ7daGek [last accessed 26/03/14]</ref>


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Purpose[edit | edit source]

The purpose of the varus stress test of the elbow is to assess the integrity of lateral collateral ligament.

Elbow Ligaments

Technique[edit | edit source]

With the patient is standing, the therapist places the patient's elbow in slight flexion while palpating the humeroulnar joint line.  The therapist then applies a varus force to the elbow.  This test is considered positive if the patient experiences pain or excessive laxity is noted and compared to the contralateral side.[1]  The test can be repeated in varying degrees of elbow flexion, but generally it is positioned between 5 and 30 degrees.[2]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Flynn, T.W., Cleland, J.A., Whitman, J.M. (2008). User's guide to the musculoskeletal examination: Fundamentals for the evidence-based clinician. Buckner, Kentucky: Evidence in Motion
  2. ↑ Dutton, M. (2008). Orthopaedic: Examination, evaluation, and intervention (2nd ed.). New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
  3. ↑ CR Technologies. Varus Stress Test - Elbow (CR). Available from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcIGQ7daGek [last accessed 26/03/14]
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