Execution:
- Patient is in sitting position with the lower leg hanging over the edge of the bench
- The patient’s ankle is in slight plantarflexion due to gravity
- The examiner stabilisers the patient’s leg and gives a firm thump on the center of the calcaneus. The force should be directed along the axis of the tibia
Positive Outcome: Pain over the anterior or posterior aspect of the ankle or in the distal leg, corresponding to the area of the anterior or posterior tibiofibular ligament and interosseous membrane, respectively
| Study |
Reliability |
Sn | Sp | LR+ |
LR- |
| Lindenfeld (2005) |
NA |
NA | NA | NA |
NA |
