Execution:
- The patient’s affected shoulder is brought into 90° of flexion, 90° of horizontal abduction and full external rotation
- Position is stabilized by the examiner
- The patient is asked to hold this position actively while the examiner lets go of the support
Positive Outcome: Patient is unable to hold this position and the forearm and hand fall forwards
| Study | Reliability | Sn | Sp | LR+ | LR- |
| Miller et al. (2009) | NA | 46 | 94 | 7.2 | 0.57 |
| Collins et al. (2015) >40° lag |
NA | 100 | 92 | 12.5 | 0 |
| van Kampen et al. (2014) | NA | 98.4 | 83.3 | 8.2 | 0.88 |
| Comment: This test is useful to confirm/rule in the diagnosis of a full thickness tear, but not good at ruling out full-thickness tears. | |||||
