Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis Test
Other Names
- Tennis Elbow Test
- ECRB Test
- Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis Test
- Lateral Epicondylitis Test
- Tennis Elbow Test
- Resistive Tennis Elbow Test
- ECRB Resistance Test
- Lateral Epicondyle Resistance Test
- Wrist Extension Resistance Test
- Extensor Tendon Provocation Test
- ECRB Provocation Test
Purpose
- To help diagnose a cause of elbow pain, including stressing the Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis
- Depending on the reference, very similar to Cozens Test but likely subtly distinc
Description
- The patient is seated or standing
- Elbow extended, wrist placed in extension
- Patient is asked to actively extend wrist against resistance
- May repeat with elbow flexed as well
- Positive test
- Pain at lateral epicondyle
- Often worse with elbow extended than flexed
Pathology
Evidence
- Unknown
See Also
References
- ↑ Image courtesy of www.handsurgeryresource.net/
Created by:
John Kiel on 7 April 2022 08:02:53
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22 October 2025 17:36:31
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