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Heel Thrust Test

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Heel Thrust Test
Heel thrust test with modified hand positioning
Heel Thrust Test
  • Posterior Ankle Impingement Test
  • Posterior Ankle Compression Test
  • Posterior Ankle Axial Compression Test
  • Calcaneal Thrust Test
  • Heel Compression Test
  • Posterior Heel Thrust Test
  • Heel Thrust Maneuver

Purpose

  • To evaluate the cause of the patients posterior ankle pain
  • The test was first described by Laslett in 1988[1]

Description

  • The patient is supine with the foot and ankle exposed
  • The patient should be as relaxed as possible
  • The examiner grabs the heel with one hand, stabilizes the distal tibia and fibula with the other
  • The examiner then applies a cranial thrust
  • Positive test
    • Reproduction of the posterior ankle pain

Pathology

Evidence

  • Unknown

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Gasca, Luis Gerardo Domínguez, Olga Chamberlin Varela, and Luis Gerardo Domínguez Carrillo. "Posterior ankle impingement syndrome (os trigonum)." Acta Médica Grupo Angeles 17.4 (2019): 416-417.
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John Kiel on 3 March 2026 20:19:48
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