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Coracoid Pain Test

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Coracoid Pain Test[1]
Instrument assisted CPT[2]
  • Coracoid Pain Test
  • Instrument-Assisted Coracoid Pain Test

Purpose

  • To evaluate the cause of the patients shoulder pain
  • First described by Carbone in 2009[1]

Description

  • Palpate the coracoid process
  • Palpate the acromioclavicular joint
  • Palpate the anterolateral subacromial area
  • Positive test
    • Pain on the coracoid process is more severe than the other two

Pathology

Evidence

Adhesive Capsulitis

  • Carbone et al[1]
    • Sensitivity: 96-99%
    • Specificity: 87-98%

See Also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Carbone, S., et al. "Coracoid pain test: a new clinical sign of shoulder adhesive capsulitis." International orthopaedics 34 (2010): 385-388.
  2. ↑ Mertens, Michel GCAM, et al. "An Instrument-Assisted coracoid pain test: An exploratory diagnostic accuracy study." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19.19 (2022): 12735.
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John Kiel on 24 February 2025 18:23:42
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