Execution:
- The patient is in sitting or standing position so that the arms can hang relaxed alongside the trunk but not quite touching it
- The patient’s elbows are flexed to 90°
- The examiner places the palms on the dorsum of the patient’s hands
- The patient is asked to externally rotate both shoulder against the examiner’s resistance
Positive Outcome: Marked weakness in external rotation
| Study | Reliability | Sn | Sp | LR+ | LR- |
| Micheroli et al. (2015) | Inter-rater ĸ=0.33 | 90 | 74 | 3.46 | 0.14 |
| Comment: This test can neither completely rule in or rule out a full-thickness tear, but may be better suited to rule them out in case of a negative test | |||||
