Medial Epcondylitis Test / Golfer’s Elbow Test

Execution:

  1. Patient is in sitting or standing position
  2. The examiner fixates the forearm while palpating the medial epicondyle with the thumb
  3. The examiner then supinates the patient’s forearm and brings the elbow into maximal extension

 

Positive Outcome: Sudden pain at the medial epicondyle is reproduced

Study Reliability Sn Sp LR+ LR-
Magee et al. (2014) NA NA NA NA NA