Hop Test | Tibial Stress Fracture

Execution:

  1. Patient is in standing position on the affected leg. If both tibias are affected, start with the less symptomatic side first
  2. The examiner instructs the patient to hop in place as high as possible
  3. The patient repeats step 2 on the other leg

 

Positive Outcome: Pain on the symptomatic side and not on the asymptomatic side

 

Study Reliability Sn Sp LR+ LR-
Milgrom et al. (2021)

NA

100 45 1.81

0