Bakody Sign

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This test was designed to assess radicular pain at the C4-C6 level. It is otherwise known as the shoulder abduction test. This test can be suggestive of cervical nerve involvement, but however isn't diagnostic of it.[1]

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  1. Davis FA. Bakody sign [Internet]. Tabers online, Unbound medicine. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773522/all/Bakody_sign