Full Can Test: Sensitivity and Specificity
Introduction:
None written. Excerpt from the entry in Supraspinatus Tear:
The full can test consists in evaluating the patient's ability to resist downward pressure on the arms held at 90° elevation in the scapular plane and 45° external rotation. (positive if weakness)
The full can test consists in evaluating the patient's ability to resist downward pressure on the arms held at 90° elevation in the scapular plane and 45° external rotation. (positive if weakness)
Associated Diagnoses:
77% sensitive, 74% specific