Squeeze Test
Other Names
- High Ankle Sprain Test
- Syndesmosis Test
- Compression Test
- Distal Tibiofibular Compression Test
- Squeeze Test of the Leg
Purpose
- Identify extent of ankle injuries and whether Tibiofibular Syndesmosis is involved
- Also assesses the integrity of the Fibula, Tibia
Description
- Patient is supine
- Examiner grasps patients leg midway up the calf
- They apply a compression on the medial and lateral side and then release
- Positive test:
- Pain is reproduced along the syndesmosis
Pathology
Evidence
- Grobterlinden Et al[3]
- Sensitivity: 44.4%
- Specificity: 55.9%
- PPV: 37.2%
- NPV: 62.3%
See Also
References
- ↑ Image courtesy of uptodate.com
- ↑ de César, Paulo César, Eduardo Muller Avila, and Marcelo Rodrigues de Abreu. "Comparison of magnetic resonance imaging to physical examination for syndesmotic injury after lateral ankle sprain." Foot & ankle international 32.12 (2011): 1110-1114.
- ↑ Großterlinden, Lars Gerhard, et al. "Isolated syndesmotic injuries in acute ankle sprains: diagnostic significance of clinical examination and MRI." Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 24.4 (2016): 1180-1186.
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John Kiel on 11 August 2019 22:39:38
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