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Resisted External Derotation Test
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Other Names
- Modified External De-rotation Test
Purpose
Demonstration of the resisted external derotation test[1]
- To evaluate the cause of hip pain
Description
- The patient is supine
- The hip and knee on the affected side are both flexed 90°, and then the hip is externally rotated.
- The patient is then asked to internally rotate the thigh back to a neutral position while the examiner resists
- Positive test
- Trochanteric pain
Pathology
Evidence
- Unknown
See Also
References
- ↑ Sunil Kumar, Karadi Hari, et al. "Pathogenesis and contemporary diagnoses for lateral hip pain: a scoping review." Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 29 (2021): 2408-2416.
Created by:
John Kiel on 31 August 2020 18:58:38
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16 May 2023 15:44:35
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