Execution:
- Patient is in standing or sitting
- The patient is asked to actively flex the elbow to 90° and to fully supinate the forearm
- The examiner hooks his index finger underneath the patient’s distal biceps tendon from laterally for at least 1cm and pulls it foreward vigorously
Positive Outcome: If the distal biceps tendon is avulsed, the examiner is not able to hook his index finger under the distal biceps tendon.
If pain is elicited upon pulling the tendon forward, a partial tear might be suspected
|
Study |
Reliability | Sn | Sp | LR+ |
LR- |
| O’Driscoll et al. (2007) |
NA |
100 | 100 | ∞ |
∞ |
| Devereaux et al. (2013) |
NA |
81 | 100 | ∞ |
0,19 |
