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== Purpose<br>  ==


To test for teres minor tear.
== Purpose  ==


== Technique<ref name="Magee et al">Magee DJ, 2002, Orthopedic Physical Assessment, 4th edition, Philadelphia: Saunders</ref><br>  ==
This test is also known as the Patte's Test. <ref name=":0" />  


The patient is seated or standing.&nbsp; The examiner places the patient's arm to 90<sup>o&nbsp;</sup>in the&nbsp;scapular plane and&nbsp;flexes the elbow to 90<sup>o</sup>.&nbsp; The patient is then asked to externally rotate against resistance.&nbsp; The test is positive if the patient is unable to perform external rotation.<br> {{#ev:youtube|KcNBtbVaatY|300}}<ref>Clinically Relevant Technologies, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcNBtbVaatY; Accessed May 2011</ref>  
It is used to test for the strength of the teres minor. Weakness or pain can indicate a tear. <ref name=":0" />  


== Evidence <ref name="Walch et al">Walch G, Boulahia A, Calderone S, Robinson AHN. The 'dropping' and 'hornblower's' signs in evaluation of rotator cuff tears. 1998; 80: 624-28.</ref><ref name="Cleland">Cleland J, 2005, Orthopedic Clinical Examination: An Evidence-Based Approach for Physical Therapists, 1st edition, New Jersey: Icon Learning Systems LLC.</ref>  ==
== Technique ==


# The patient is in a standing position. <ref name=":0">Magee D. J. Shoulder. Orthopedic Physical Assessment. 7th Edition. Philadelphia. Elsevier. 2022.  </ref>
# The patient's arm is passively elevated to 90 degrees in the scapular plane, by the examiner 
# The examiner passively flexes the elbow to 90 degrees
# The patient is asked to actively externally rotate the shoulder against the examiner's resistance
Another method for performing the test, introduced by McClusky, helps depict the Hornblower's sign: <ref>McClusky CM. Classification and diagnosis of glenohumeral instability in athletes. Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review. 2000:8:158–169.</ref>
# The patient is standing with their arms by their side.
# The patient is asked to bring their hands to their mouth 
# If a large posterior rotator cuff tear is present, the patient would not be able ot bring their hands to their mouth without first abducting their arms 
This movement with abduction is called the '''Hornblower's Sign'''.
== Instructional Video ==
{{#ev:youtube|KcNBtbVaatY|300}}<ref>Clinically Relevant Technologies, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcNBtbVaatY; Accessed May 2011</ref>
== Interpretation ==
The test is positive if the patient is unable to perform external rotation, and thus indicates a tear in teres minor. <ref name=":0" />
== Evidence ==
The follow information shows the Sensitivity and Specificity values, and the positive and negative Likelihood Ratios. <ref name=":0" /><ref name="Walch et al">Walch G, Boulahia A, Calderone S, Robinson AHN. The 'dropping' and 'hornblower's' signs in evaluation of rotator cuff tears. 1998; 80: 624-28.</ref><ref name="Cleland">Cleland J, 2005, Orthopedic Clinical Examination: An Evidence-Based Approach for Physical Therapists, 1st edition, New Jersey: Icon Learning Systems LLC.</ref>
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Latest revision as of 19:54, 25 May 2024

Purpose[edit | edit source]

This test is also known as the Patte's Test. [1]

It is used to test for the strength of the teres minor. Weakness or pain can indicate a tear. [1]

Technique[edit | edit source]

  1. The patient is in a standing position. [1]
  2. The patient's arm is passively elevated to 90 degrees in the scapular plane, by the examiner
  3. The examiner passively flexes the elbow to 90 degrees
  4. The patient is asked to actively externally rotate the shoulder against the examiner's resistance


Another method for performing the test, introduced by McClusky, helps depict the Hornblower's sign: [2]

  1. The patient is standing with their arms by their side.
  2. The patient is asked to bring their hands to their mouth
  3. If a large posterior rotator cuff tear is present, the patient would not be able ot bring their hands to their mouth without first abducting their arms

This movement with abduction is called the Hornblower's Sign.

Instructional Video[edit | edit source]

[3]

Interpretation[edit | edit source]

The test is positive if the patient is unable to perform external rotation, and thus indicates a tear in teres minor. [1]

Evidence[edit | edit source]

The follow information shows the Sensitivity and Specificity values, and the positive and negative Likelihood Ratios. [1][4][5]

Sensitivity 100%
Specificity 93%
+LR 14.29
-LR 0.0

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Magee D. J. Shoulder. Orthopedic Physical Assessment. 7th Edition. Philadelphia. Elsevier. 2022.
  2. McClusky CM. Classification and diagnosis of glenohumeral instability in athletes. Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review. 2000:8:158–169.
  3. Clinically Relevant Technologies, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcNBtbVaatY; Accessed May 2011
  4. Walch G, Boulahia A, Calderone S, Robinson AHN. The 'dropping' and 'hornblower's' signs in evaluation of rotator cuff tears. 1998; 80: 624-28.
  5. Cleland J, 2005, Orthopedic Clinical Examination: An Evidence-Based Approach for Physical Therapists, 1st edition, New Jersey: Icon Learning Systems LLC.