Execution:
- Patient is seated and crosses the affected leg over the knee of the contralateral leg. The pivot point should be around the middle or distal third of the lower leg
- The patient pushes on his or her knee
Positive Outcome: Pain occurs at the ankle. Pushing the knee is unnecessary when there is pain by just placing the leg over the other
| Study |
Reliability |
Sn | Sp | LR+ |
LR- |
| Großterlinden et al. (2016) |
NA |
14 | 83 | 0.82 |
1.04 |
| Comment: The supposed mechanism is similar to the squeeze test and shares a similar specificity | |||||
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