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Single Leg Stance Test
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Other Names
Illustration of the single leg stance test[1]
- One Legged Stance Test
- SLS Test
- Fatigue Trendelenburg test
- Sustained single leg stance test
Purpose
- Evaluate the gluteal muscles, trochanteric bursa as a cause of hip pain
Description
- Physician asks patient to stand on ipsilateral leg for 30 seconds
- Positive test
- Reproduction of patients pain
- No hip drop should be present until patient fatigues
Pathology
Evidence
- When compared to MRI confirmed findings[2]
- Sensitivity: 38%
- Specificity: 100%
- PPV: 100%
- NPV: 32.6%
- LR+: 12.2
- LR-: 0.62
See Also
References
- ↑ Picot, Brice, et al. "Which functional tests and self-reported questionnaires can help clinicians make valid return to sport decisions in patients with chronic ankle instability? A narrative review and expert opinion." Frontiers in sports and active living (2022): 198.
- ↑ Grimaldi A, Mellor R, Nicolson P, Hodges P, Bennell K, Vicenzino B. Utility of clinical tests to diagnose MRI-confirmed gluteal tendinopathy in patients presenting with lateral hip pain. Br J Sports Med. 2017;51(6):519-524. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2016-096175
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John Kiel on 23 August 2020 19:38:20
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