Elbow Flexion Test /Flexion/Compression Test | Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

Execution:

  1. Patient is in standing or sitting position
  2. The patient flexes his elbows maximally, the forearms are maximally supinated and extends his wrists
  3. This position is maintained by the patient for up to 3 minutes

 

Positive Outcome: Reproduction of pain, tingling or numbness along the distribution of the ulnar nerve during the 3 minutes 

Study

Reliability Sn Sp LR+

LR-

Beekman et al. (2009)

NA 61 40 1.0 0.99

Cheng et al. (2008)

NA 46 99 46 0.55
Ochi et al. (2011) NA 36 100

0.64

Novak et al. (1994) NA 98 99 98

0.02

Montgomery et al. (2020) NA 9 89 1.7

1.04

Comment: Test execution in the studies were not identical and different cut-off values for positive test outcomes were used