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The Sulcus Test is used to assess the [[Glenohumeral Joint|glenohumeral joint]] for inferior instability, due to laxity of the superior glenohumeral ligament and coracohumeral ligament.<ref>Tzannes, A., Murrell, G. (2002). Clinical examination of the unstable shoulder. Journal of Sports Medicine. 32(7):447-57.</ref><br>  
The Sulcus Test is used to assess the [[Glenohumeral Joint|glenohumeral joint]] for inferior instability, due to laxity of the superior glenohumeral ligament and coracohumeral ligament.<ref>Tzannes, A., Murrell, G. (2002). Clinical examination of the unstable shoulder. Journal of Sports Medicine. 32(7):447-57.</ref><br>  


[[Image:Sulcus.jpg|thumb|right|Sulcus Sign]]
[[Image:Sulcus.jpg|thumb|right|Sulcus Sign]]  


== Technique<br>  ==
== Technique<br>  ==

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Purpose
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The Sulcus Test is used to assess the glenohumeral joint for inferior instability, due to laxity of the superior glenohumeral ligament and coracohumeral ligament.[1]

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Sulcus Sign

Technique
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The test is considered positive when a sulcus sign is seen when the examiner applies a downward force applied at the elbow while the arm in neutral rotation and resting at the patient's side.  A sulcus is defined as a depression greater than a fingerbreadth between the lateral acromion and the head of the humerus.[2]

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  1. ↑ Tzannes, A., Murrell, G. (2002). Clinical examination of the unstable shoulder. Journal of Sports Medicine. 32(7):447-57.
  2. ↑ Dutton, M. (2008). Orthopaedic: Examination, evaluation, and intervention (2nd ed.). New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.


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