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Lateral Jobe Test

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Lateral Jobe Test
Demonstration of the lateral job test[1]
Lateral Jobe (A) starting position and (B) ending position.[2]
  • Lateral Jobe Test
  • Externally Rotated Jobe Test
  • External Rotation Jobe Test
  • Lateralized Jobe Test
  • Modified Jobe Test
  • Posterior Cuff Jobe Test
  • Supraspinatus–Infraspinatus Resistance Test

Purpose

Description

  • Ask the patient to abduct their shoulder 90° in the coronal plane
  • Elbows flexed to 90°
  • Shoulders internally rotated so that the fingers point inferiorly
  • Apply an inferiorly directed force on the distal arm/elbow
  • Positive Test
    • Pain or weakness on resistance
    • Inability to perform the test

Pathology

Evidence

Rotator Cuff Tear

  • Gilloly et al[1]
    • Sensitivity: 81%
    • Specificity: 89%

See Also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gillooly, John Joseph, Ramiah Chidambaram, and Daniel Mok. "The lateral Jobe test: A more reliable method of diagnosing rotator cuff tears." International journal of shoulder surgery 4.2 (2010): 41.
  2. ↑ Myer, Cortney A., et al. "A user's guide to performance of the best shoulder physical examination tests." British Journal of Sports Medicine 47.14 (2013): 903-907.
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John Kiel on 23 February 2025 17:37:00
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