Table Top Relocation Test
Other Names
- Table-top relocation test
- Table Top Relocation Test
Purpose
- Evaluate integrity of Lateral Collateral Ligament Complex (Elbow)
- Proposed by Arvind and Gargreaves (2006)[3]
Description
- Patient stands in front of table, places symptomatic arm over lateral edge of table with hand grasping table
- In part 1, the patient presses up with the elbow pointing laterally, keeping the forearm in supination
- In part 2, pressure is pushed down as the elbow is flexed while the patient brings her or his weight toward the table
- In part 3, examination is then repeated with the examiner’s thumb supporting the radial head, preventing subluxation and relieving pain and instability
- Positive test
- Apprehension, pain reproduction occurs as the elbow reaches approximately 40° of flexion without supporting the radial head
Pathology
Evidence
- Unknown
See Also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Charalambous, C. P., and J. K. Stanley. "Posterolateral rotatory instability of the elbow." The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume 90.3 (2008): 272-279.
- ↑ Camp, Christopher L., Jay Smith, and Shawn W. O'Driscoll. "Posterolateral rotatory instability of the elbow: Part II. Supplementary examination and dynamic imaging techniques." Arthroscopy techniques 6.2 (2017): e407-e411.
- ↑ Arvind CH, Hargreaves DG. Tabletop relocation test—a new clinical test for posterolateral rotatory instability of the elbow. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2006;15(6):500–501
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John Kiel on 22 December 2019 14:43:32
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