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Gerber's test is also known as Lift Off Test or Gerber's Lift -Off Test. It was first described | Gerber's test is also known as Lift-Off Test or Gerber's Lift-Off Test. It was first described by Gerber and Krushell(199l)<ref>Gerber C and Krushell RJ. Isolated rupture of the tendon of the subscapularis muscle. Clinical features in 16 cases. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume 1991 73-B:3, 389-394</ref>. It was developed to be used as a simple clinical maneuver, which can reliably diagnose or exclude clinically relevant rupture of the [[subscapularis]] tendon. <br> | ||
https://www.shoulderdoc.co.uk/article/758#:~:text=They%20concluded%20that%20if%20a,test%20reliably%20diagnoses%20subscapularis%20dysfunction. | https://www.shoulderdoc.co.uk/article/758#:~:text=They%20concluded%20that%20if%20a,test%20reliably%20diagnoses%20subscapularis%20dysfunction. |
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Gerber's test is also known as Lift-Off Test or Gerber's Lift-Off Test. It was first described by Gerber and Krushell(199l)[1]. It was developed to be used as a simple clinical maneuver, which can reliably diagnose or exclude clinically relevant rupture of the subscapularis tendon.
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- ↑ Gerber C and Krushell RJ. Isolated rupture of the tendon of the subscapularis muscle. Clinical features in 16 cases. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume 1991 73-B:3, 389-394
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