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== Evidence  ==
== Evidence  ==


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*Sensitivity for identification of hip pathology identified with arthroscopy: '''0.89'''<ref>Mitchell B, McCroy P, Brukner P, et al. Hip joint pathology: Clinical presentation and correlation between magnetic resonance arthrography, ultrasound, and arthroscopic findings in 25 consecutive cases. Clin J Sports Med. 2003;(13):152-156</ref><br>
*Correlation of positive test with [[Hip_Osteoarthritis|OA]] on radiographs: '''r = 0.54'''<ref>1. Theiler R, Stucki G, Schotz R, Hofer H, Seifert B. Parametric and non-parametric measures in the assessment of knee and hip osteoarthritis: interobserver reliability and correlation with radiology. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 1996:35-42.</ref>


== References<br>  ==
== References<br>  ==

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Purpose
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This test is used to identify the presence of hip pathology.  The FABER test is also a screening tool for hip, lumbar, or SI joint dysfunction, or an iliopsoas spasm[1].

Technique[2]
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The patient is positioned in supine.  The leg is placed in a figure-4 position (hip flexed and abducted with opposite foot resting on the contralateral thigh just above the knee).  While stabilizing the opposite side of the pelvis, an external rotation and posteriorly directed force is then applied to the ipsilateral knee. A positive test is one that reproduces the patient's pain or limits their ROM.

Evidence[edit | edit source]

  • Sensitivity for identification of hip pathology identified with arthroscopy: 0.89[3]
  • Correlation of positive test with OA on radiographs: r = 0.54[4]

References
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  1. Dutton M. Orthopaedic: Examination, evaluation, and intervention. 2nd ed. New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc; 2008.
  2. Flynn T, Cleland J, Whitman J. User's guide to the musculoskeletal examination: Fundamentals for the evidence-based clinician. Buckner, Kentucky: Evidence in Motion; 2008.
  3. Mitchell B, McCroy P, Brukner P, et al. Hip joint pathology: Clinical presentation and correlation between magnetic resonance arthrography, ultrasound, and arthroscopic findings in 25 consecutive cases. Clin J Sports Med. 2003;(13):152-156
  4. 1. Theiler R, Stucki G, Schotz R, Hofer H, Seifert B. Parametric and non-parametric measures in the assessment of knee and hip osteoarthritis: interobserver reliability and correlation with radiology. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 1996:35-42.