O'Brien Test: Sensitivity and Specificity
Introduction:
None written. Excerpt from the entry in Superior Labral Anterior Posterior Lesion:
aka active compression test: The patient's shoulder is held in 90 degrees of forward flexion, 30 to 45 degrees of horizontal adduction and maximal internal rotation. The examiner grabs the patient's wrist and resists the patient's attempt to horizontally adduct and forward flex the shoulder.
aka active compression test: The patient's shoulder is held in 90 degrees of forward flexion, 30 to 45 degrees of horizontal adduction and maximal internal rotation. The examiner grabs the patient's wrist and resists the patient's attempt to horizontally adduct and forward flex the shoulder.
Associated Diagnoses:
Superior Labral Anterior Posterior Lesion
47% sensitive, 55% specific
80% sensitive