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Duck Walk Test

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Demonstration of the duck walk test[1]
  • Duck Walk Test
  • Childress Sign Test
  • Childress Test
  • Squat test

Purpose

  • Evaluate the medial/lateral meniscus as a cause of the patients knee pain
  • First described by Childress in 1957[2]

Description

  • The patient starts standing
  • Ask them to squat down
  • From there have them waddle forward
  • Positive test
    • Patient unable to perform due to pain
    • Pain in the duck walk position

Pathology

Evidence

Meniscus Tear

  • Van der Post et al[3]
    • Sensitivity: 71%
    • Specificity: 39%

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Image courtesy of youtube.com
  2. ↑ Childress, Harold M. "Diagnosis of posterior lesions of the medial meniscus: description of a new test." The American Journal of Surgery 93.5 (1957): 782-787.
  3. ↑ Van der Post, A., et al. "What is the diagnostic accuracy of the duck walk test in detecting meniscal tears?." Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® 475 (2017): 2963-2969.
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John Kiel on 24 May 2025 13:48:26
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30 September 2025 14:11:47
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