Patrick's test

Patrick's test or Fabere test is performed by a health care provider to evaluate people who have pain for hip disease or sacroiliitis. The knee is flexed to ninety degrees on the affected side and the foot is rested on the unaffected knee. Holding the pelvis firm against the examination table, the affected-side knee is pushed towards the examination table, a maneuver which provides external rotation of the leg at the hip joint. If pain results, this is considered a positive Patrick's test.

This test is often performed alongside Gaenslen's test or the FABER test.

See also

Patrick's test is primarily useful in evaluating pathology of the hip joint. A positive test can be slightly indicative of a sacroiliac problem but not very reliably. A severely restricted and painful Patrick's test can be found in degenerative disease of the hip or in traumatic injury to the hip. The acronym FABERE signifies Flexion, Abduction, External Rotation, and Extension.

References

Slipman CW, Sterenfeld EB, Chou LH, Herzog R, Vresilovic E. The predictive value of provocative sacroiliac joint stress maneuvers in the diagnosis of sacroiliac joint syndrome. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 1998 Mar;79(3):288-92. PMID 9523780

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