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Purpose[edit | edit source]

Resisted AC Joint Extension Test (or the AC Resisted Extension Test) is used to help identify acromioclavicular joint pathology in both traumatic and non-traumatic/chronic overuse cases,[1] and can be useful in helping differentiate between AC joint and impingement syndromes.[2]

Technique[3][edit | edit source]

  1. The patient is seated with the therapist standing behind him/her
  2. The patient's shoulder is positioned into 90 flexion and internal rotation, with the placed into 90 flexion
  3. The therapist places his/her hand on the patient's elbow and asks him/her to horizontally abduct the arm against isometric resistance
  4. A positive test is pain at the AC joint

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Evidence[5][edit | edit source]

Diagnostic Test Properties for the Resisted AC Joint Extension Test
Sensitivity (%)         72
Specificity (%)         85
Positive Predictive Value (%)         20
Negative Predictive Value (%)         98


Test Item Cluster:
This test can be combined with the Cross Body Adduction Test and O'Brien's Active Compression Test as part of a cluster.

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Diagnostic Value of Combined Physical Tests
Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) Positive Predictive Value (%) Negative Predictive Value (%)
Positive in 3/3           25           97                       31                       96
Positive in 2/3           81           89                       28                       99
Positive in 1/3            0           74                       17                      100

Resources[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Miller MD & Thompson SR. DeLee & Drez's Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (4th Ed). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.
  2. ↑ Frontera WR, Silver JK, Rizzo TD (Jr). Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (3rd Ed). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.
  3. ↑ Cook CE & Hegedus EJ. Orthopedic Physical Examination Tests: An Evidence-Based Approach (2nd Ed). Boston, MA: Pearson.
  4. ↑ Physiotutors. Cross Body Adduction Test | Acromioclavicular Joint Pathology. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKLvt816x6o
  5. ↑ Chronopoulos E1, Kim TK, Park HB, Ashenbrenner D, McFarland EG. Diagnostic value of physical tests for isolated chronic acromioclavicular lesions. Am J Sports Med, 2004; 32(3): 655-61.
  6. ↑ Physiotutors. AC Joint Provocation Cluster | Acromioclavicular Joint Pathology. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npHPXrV6_JI


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