Log Roll Test
Other Names
- Hip log roll
- Logrolling Test
- Hip Log Roll Test
- Passive Hip Rotation Test
- Passive Internal–External Rotation Test of the Hip
- Supine Hip Rotation Test
Purpose
- Evaluate the Hip Joint as a cause of lower back, groin or hip pain
Description
- Patient is supine, hip and knee extended
- Examiner places one hand at the mid-thigh and the other at the calf
- Examiner passively rotates the entire leg and hip both internally and externally
- Attempt to move limb to maximal range of motion
- Positive test
- Pain, clicking or popping suggest intra-articular etiology
- increased total ROM compared to contralateral side suggests ligament or capsular laxity
Pathology
- Hip Joint Etiology
- Acetabular Labrum Tear
- Hip Microinstability
Evidence
- Shin et al[2]
- Sensitivity: 100%
- Specificity: 33%
- Clohisy Et al[3]
- Sensitivity: 30%
- Specificity: unknown
Thoracolumbar Trauma
- Tveit et al[4]
- Sensitivity: 27.5%
- Specificity: 91%
See Also
References
- ↑ Wilson, John J., and Masaru Furukawa. "Evaluation of the patient with hip pain." American family physician 89.1 (2014): 27-34.
- ↑ Shin, Alexander Y., et al. "The superiority of magnetic resonance imaging in differentiating the cause of hip pain in endurance athletes." The American journal of sports medicine 24.2 (1996): 168-176.
- ↑ Clohisy, John C., et al. "Clinical presentation of patients with symptomatic anterior hip impingement." Clinical orthopaedics and related research 467.3 (2009): 638-644.
- ↑ Tveit, Megha Singh, et al. "What is the purpose of log roll examination in the unconscious adult trauma patient during trauma reception?." Emergency medicine journal 33.9 (2016): 632-635.
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John Kiel on 21 May 2020 05:47:56
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