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Noble Test

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Noble Test
Noble's Test[1]
Combined Noble compression and Ober's test with passive knee extension and flexion[2]
  • Noble Compression Test
  • Compression Test
  • Noble's Test
  • Noble Test
  • Nobles Test
  • IT Band Compression Test
  • Iliotibial Band Compression Test

Purpose

Description

  • The patient is supine or in the lateral decubitus position
  • The examiner grasp just above the ankle and slowly bend the knee back and forth several times from 0-90°
  • While doing this, they palpate and apply firm pressure on the lateral epicondyle of the femur for crepitus with the thumb of the other hand.
  • Positive Test:
    • Palpable Snapping
    • Rubbing
    • Crepitus
    • Localized pain

Pathology

Evidence

  • Unknown

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Image courtesy of uptodate.com
  2. ↑ Rosenthal, Michael D. "Clinical testing for extra-articular lateral knee pain. A modification and combination of traditional tests." North American journal of sports physical therapy: NAJSPT 3.2 (2008): 107.
Created by:
John Kiel on 7 August 2019 13:38:13
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11 March 2026 00:55:42
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