Execution:
- The patient’s affected shoulder is brought into 90° of flexion, 90° of horizontal abduction and full external rotation
- Position is stabilized by the examiner
- The patient is asked to hold this position actively while the examiner lets go of the support
Positive Outcome: Patient is unable to hold this position, which indicates infraspinatus and/or teres minor weakness
| Study | Reliability | Sn | Sp | LR+ |
LR- |
| Jain et al. (2017) |
NA |
8 | 100 | ∞ |
0.91 |
| Comment: This test seems to be perfect to diagnose Infraspinatus and/or teres minor tears, while a negative test has no value in excluding them | |||||
