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Ludingtons Test

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Ludington Test
Demonstration of normal Ludington Test[1]
Ludington's Test
Positive test. The patients left biceps tendon has migrated distally compared to the right[2]
  • Ludington Test
  • Test de ludington grados
  • Prueba de ludington
  • Luddington’s Test
  • Luddington Maneuver
  • Luddington Sign
  • Biceps Luddington Test
  • Overhead Clasp Test for Biceps Tendon

Purpose

Description

  • Patient places hands on top of head palms down
  • Patient contracts biceps muscles simultaneously
  • Positive test
    • Visible “Popeye” deformity
    • Inability to palpate the proximal long head biceps

Pathology

Evidence

  • Unknown

See Also

References

  1. ↑ McFarland, Edward G., and Amrut Borade. "Examination of the biceps tendon." Clinics in sports medicine 35.1 (2016): 29-45.
  2. ↑ Khodaee, Morteza, Anna L. Waterbrook, and Matthew Gammons, eds. Sports-related fractures, dislocations and trauma: advanced on-and off-field management. Springer Nature, 2020.
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John Kiel on 12 April 2022 17:05:47
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