Gagey Test

Other Names

• Gagey Sign
• Hyperabduction test

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Purpose

Demonstration of the Gagey Test

• To evaluate the Glenohumeral Joint and Glenoid Labrum as a cause of shoulder pain and instability

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Description

• Patient is seated or standing
• Affected arm is passively abducted to extreme of anatomic barrier or as patient will tolerate
• Positive test
  • Greater than 105° abduction or marked asymmetry in hyperabduction

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Pathology

• Shoulder Instability, specifically inferiorly

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Evidence

• Unknown

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See Also

• Shoulder Pain (Main)
• Shoulder Anatomy (Main)
• Physical Exam Shoulder

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