Execution:
- The patient is in supine lying or sitting position
- The patient’s arm is elevated to 160° in the scapular plane with the elbow flexed to 90°
- The examiner applies an axial load and brings the patient’s shoulder into repeated internal rotation followed by external rotation in an attempt to pinch the torn labrum
Positive Outcome: Clicking with or without pain or apprehension by the patient
|
Study |
Reliability | Sn | Sp | LR+ | LR- |
| Gismervik et al. (2017) | NA | 46 | 72 | 1.64 |
0.75 |
| Cadogan et al. (2011) | PABAK=0.35 | NA | NA | NA |
NA |
| Comment: The meta-analysis of Gismervik et al. (2017) included 2 studies for the Crank test. In total they show a weak accuracy for the Crank Test to detect SLAP tears. | |||||
