Patrick's test

An illustration of Patrick's test

Patrick's test or FABER test (for Flexion, ABduction, and External Rotation) is performed to evaluate pathology of the hip joint or the sacroiliac joint.

The test is performed by having the tested leg flexed and the thigh abducted and externally rotated. If pain is elicited on the ipsilateral side anteriorly, it is suggestive of a hip joint disorder on the same side. If pain is elicited on the contralateral side posteriorly around the sacroiliac joint, it is suggestive of pain mediated by dysfunction in that joint.

History

Patrick's test is named after the American neurologist Hugh Talbot Patrick.^[1]

References

↑ White, [edited by] Fred Ashley (2009). Physical signs in medicine and surgery : an atlas of rare, lost and forgotten physical signs : includes a collection of extraordinary papers in medicine, surgery and the scientific method. [Ocala, FL]: Museum Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-1441508287.

Eponymous medical signs for skeletal system and joints

Joints

Arthropathy	osteoarthritis (Bouchard's nodes/Heberden's node) dermatomyositis (Gottron's papules) DeQuervain's syndrome (Finkelstein's test) anterior shoulder instability (Jobe's test) hip dysplasia Barlow's maneuver Ortolani test
Dorsopathy	low back pain (Waddell's signs) low back flexibility Ott test Schober test sacroiliitis (Larrey's sign)
Trauma/Orthopedics	Knee: ligament (Lachman test) meniscus Apley grind test McMurray test ligament and meniscus O'Donoghue's triad Ankle: tendon Simmonds' test Shoulder: rotator cuff Hawkins–Kennedy test ligament Neer impingement sign Jobe's test Watson's test

Skeletal/bone

bone tumor (Codman triangle)

osteochondritis dissecans (Wilson test)

Teeth

Hutchinson's teeth

Orthopedic examination

General

Leg

Hip examination	Galeazzi test Allis test Barlow maneuver Ober's test Ortolani test Patrick's test Thomas test Trendelenburg's sign
Knee examination	Apley grind test Ballottement Clarke's test Drawer test Lachman test McMurray test Patellar tap Pivot-shift test Wilson test Valgus stress test
Foot & Ankle	Hubscher's maneuver Mulder's sign Simmonds' test Thompson test

Arm

Shoulder examination	Apprehension test Jobe's test Gerber's test Hawkins–Kennedy test Neer impingement sign O'Brien's test Speed's test Yergason's test
Elbow examination	Cozen's test Elbow extension test
Wrist & Hand	Durkan's test Finkelstein's test Froment's sign Lunotriquetral shear test Phalen maneuver Tinel sign Watson's test

Spine

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Patrick's test

History

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References