Speeds Test
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Purpose
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Speed's Test is used to test for superior labral tears or bicipital tendonitis.
Technique
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To perform the Speed's Test, the examiner places the patients arm in shoulder flexion, external rotation, full elbow extension, and forearm supination; manual resistance is then applied by the examiner in a downward direction.[1] The test is considered to be positive if pain in the bicipital tendon or bicipital groove is reproduced.
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Evidence[edit | edit source]
| Sensitivity | 0.32 |
| Specificity | 0.75 |
| Positive Likelihood Ratio | 2.05 |
| Negative Likelihood Ratio | 0.72 |
Test Item Cluster: The Speed's Test is often combined with the Yergason's Test to detect bicipital tendonitis.
References
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- ↑ Dutton, M. (2008). Orthopaedic: Examination, evaluation, and intervention (2nd ed.). New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
- ↑ online video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N00gA4Pvsbw&feature=related, last accessed 1/24/09
- ↑ Holtby, R., Razmjou, H. (2004). Accuracy of the Speed's and Yergason's test in detecting bicpes pathology and SLAP lesions: comparison with arthroscopic findings. Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery, 20(3), 231-236
