Stabilization Test
Other Names
- Stabilization Test
- Ankle Stabilization Test
Purpose
- Evaluate for High Ankle sprain
- Most useful to confirm diagnosis during the subacute or chronic phase of injury once acute swelling and pain have subsided
Description
- Examiner tightly applying several layers of 1.5-in athletic tape just above the ankle joint to stabilize the distal syndesmosis
- The patient is then asked to stand, walk, and perform a toe raise and jump
- Positive test
- Maneuvers are less painful after taping
Pathology
Evidence
- Unknown
See Also
References
- ↑ Molinari, A., M. Stolley, and A. Amendola. "High ankle sprains (syndesmotic) in athletes: diagnostic challenges and review of the literature." The Iowa orthopaedic journal 29 (2009): 130.