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Thompson Test
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Other Names
Illustration of the Thompson test. Normal exam in the top image and an abnormal exam in the bottom[1]
- Thompson Test
- Simmonds' Test
- Simmonds-Thompson Test
Purpose
- Evaluate integrity of Achilles Tendon in the setting of posterior ankle and calf pain
Description
- Patient lays prone, feet hanging off end of table
- Examiner squeezes calf on unaffected limb, which should have intact plantarflexion
- Examiner should then squeeze the calf of the affected limb
- Positive test is absence of plantarflexion
Pathology
Evidence
- Unknown
See Also
References
- ↑ Thompson TC, Doherty JH. Spontaneous rupture of tendon of Achilles: a new clinical diagnostic test. J Trauma. 1962; 2: 126-129.