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Trochanteric Tendernes Sign

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Joint Line Tenderness Test
Demonstration of the Jump Sign[1]
Trochanteric tenderness
  • Jump Sign
  • Greater Trochanter Tenderness Test
  • Trochanteric tenderness
  • Point tenderness over the greater trochanter
  • Greater trochanter tenderness
  • Pain on palpation of the greater trochanter
  • Trochanteric pain response
  • GTPS palpation tenderness
  • Trochanteric palpation sign

Purpose

  • Palpation finding which may help diagnosis etiology of pain

Description

Classic Description

  • The patient is positioned in standing, seated, or side-lying
  • Palpate the patients greater trochanter on the affected hip
  • Apply firm, focused pressure
  • Positive Test
    • Reproduction of the patients pain

Jump Sign Modification

  • Examiner palpates localized area of pain reported by patient
  • Positive finding
    • Reproductive of patients pain as they 'jump' off the examination table

Pathology

Evidence

Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome

  • When compared to MRI confirmed findings[2]
    • Sensitivity: 80%
    • Specificity: 46.7%
    • PPV: 83.3%
    • NPV: 41.2%
    • LR+: 1.5
    • LR-: 0.43

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Kaplan, A. H. "Musculoskeletal Sports and Spine Disorders." Musculoskelet Sport Spine Disord (2017): 33-7.
  2. ↑ 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 19:28:34
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