Craigs Test
Other Names
- Femoral Anteversion Test
- Craig’s Test
- Trochanteric prominence angle test
Purpose
- Measure femoral anteversion or forward torsion of the femoral neck
Description
- Patient position
- The knee on test side flexed to 90 degrees
- Examiner palpates the greater trochanter
- Internally and externally rotate the hip until the greater trochanter lies at the lateral most aspect of the hip
- This projects the femoral head into center of acetabulum.
- Angle measurement: Measure the angle of internal or external rotation using the goniometer.
Interpretation
- Normal
- At birth, the mean anteversion angle is 30 degrees
- Decreases to 8-15 degrees in adults
- Angle >15 degrees
- Increased anteversion (leads to squinting patellae & pigeon toed walking)
- Angle <8 degrees
- Retroversion
Pathology
- Femoral Anteversion
Evidence
- Unknown
See Also
References
- ↑ D’Ambrosi, Riccardo, et al. "Anterior knee pain: state of the art." Sports Medicine-Open 8.1 (2022): 98.
- ↑ Image courtesy of https://epomedicine.com/, "Craig's Test"
- ↑ Takahashi, Makoto, et al. "Contribution of the Craig’s test to hip internal rotation among baseball players." Sport Sciences for Health 19.3 (2023): 791-796.
Created by:
John Kiel on 25 April 2023 14:53:15
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13 September 2025 20:40:24
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