Edens Test
Other Names
- Costoclavicular Test
- Military Brace Test
- Eden’s Test
- Test de Eden o Maniobra Costoclavicular
Purpose
- To evaluate for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- This test was first described in service members who wore a heavy ruck sack for a long period of time
Description
- Patient is standing, examiner behind patient
- Examiner palpates radial pulse and applies downward traction at the shoulder
- Simultaneously, the patient "stands at attention", engaging their chest
- Positive Test:
- Change in pulse intensity
- Increase in neurological symptoms on affected side
Modification
- The patient is seated
- The patient is asked to retract shoulders posteriorly, depress shoulders inferiorly
- Patient then 'protrudes' chest anteriorly for up to 1 minute
- Examiner palpates radial pulse of affected limb
- Positive test
- Reduction or obliteration of radial pulse due
- Worsening symptoms
Pathology
- Costoclavicular Syndrome
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Evidence
- Unknown
See Also
References
- ↑ Aisu, Yuki, et al. "Brachial plexus paralysis after thoracoscopic esophagectomy for esophageal cancer in the prone position: a thought-provoking case report of an unexpected complication." International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 55 (2019): 11-14.
Created by:
John Kiel on 23 July 2019 23:40:39
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8 October 2025 00:29:47
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