Full Can Test
Other Names
- Supraspinatus Test
- Full Can Test
- Supraspinatus Strength Test
- Supraspinatus Elevation Test
- Empty/Full Can Maneuver
- Jobe Variant Test
- Rotator Cuff Abduction Resistance Test
Purpose
- Evaluate the Supraspinatus as a cause of shoulder pain
Description
- Patient is seated or standing
- Arm is abducted to 30-45°, flexed to 90° with shoulder externally rotated.
- Examiner applies a downward force just proximal to the patient’s wrist while the patient resists.
- Positive test
- Pain and/or weakness
Pathology
Evidence
Rotator Cuff Disease
- Hermans et al [4]
- Sensitivity: 75%
- Specificity: 68%
- LR+: 2.4
- LR-: 0.37
See Also
References
- ↑ Boettcher, Craig E., Karen A. Ginn, and Ian Cathers. "The ‘empty can’and ‘full can’tests do not selectively activate supraspinatus." Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 12.4 (2009): 435-439.
- ↑ Image courtesy of http://www.piriforme.fr/, "full can test"
- ↑ Lee, Choon-Key, et al. "Comparison of muscle activity in the empty-can and full-can testing positions using 18F-FDG PET/CT." Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 9.1 (2014): 85.
- ↑ Hermans, Job, et al. "Does this patient with shoulder pain have rotator cuff disease?: The Rational Clinical Examination systematic review." Jama 310.8 (2013): 837-847.
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John Kiel on 2 March 2020 16:36:31
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