Shoulder Special Practice Test

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• Which option correctly identifies a structure not considered a shoulder girdle joint?
• Which radiographic view is best for evaluating acromioclavicular joint injuries?
• The Hawkins Kennedy test is positive when the patient experiences pain during what motion?
• What imaging modality is considered the gold standard for diagnosing rotator cuff tears?
• Which test is performed with the patient supine, shoulder flexed and internally rotated, applying a posterior force to the humerus to test posterior instability?
• Which test is described as a scapular isometric pinch test within the scapular dysfunction test battery?
• Which of the following tests help evaluate a SLAP lesion, and what does a positive indicate?
• What are common clinical features of adhesive capsulitis?
• Which tests are used to evaluate posterior shoulder instability?
• Which tests assess posterior stability?
• A positive wall push up test indicates weakness of which muscle?
• Paxinos sign is performed to elicit pain at which joint?
• The Neer sign is positive when the forearm is pronated and the arm is passively flexed. Which description matches this test?
• Which test involves manually retracting and stabilizing the scapula in a posteriorly tilted, slightly retracted position by placing the hand along the medial border?
• Internal rotation lag sign indicates tear of which muscle?
• Which sign involves applying anterosuperior pressure with the thumb and inferior pressure with the fingers to elicit AC joint pain?
• Differentiate partial-thickness from full-thickness rotator cuff tears in terms of management strategy.
• Which maneuver is used to provoke vascular TOS by compressing the subclavian artery during deep inhalation with head turned to the affected side?
• Which test is performed with the patient seated and uses abduction angles of 45, 90, and 120 degrees to assess anterior instability?
• Which test is not typically used to assess subscapularis tear?
• The test described as being performed in 90 degrees of abduction/scaption and requiring the patient to externally rotate the arm against resistance is named what?
• Posterior shoulder pain during the cross body adduction test indicates involvement of which structures?
• Which procedure is used to address recurrent anterior instability with bone loss?
• Which tendon inserts on the greater tubercle's inferior facet?
• In the Biceps Load II Test, what indicates a positive result?
• Which test is used to assess the labrum and involves comparing pain with the arm in flexion with internal rotation versus external rotation?
• A positive O'Brien test is indicated by pain during which phase?
• The AC shear test is performed by which maneuver?
• Which test involves relocating the humeral head to reduce anterior instability?
• In the anterior drawer test, which actions are described as testing the shoulder for instability?
• The lift-off test (Gerber) is used to detect tear of which muscle?
• AC joint higher-grade injuries: which ligaments are disrupted in Grade III?
• Which test is NOT typically part of the anterior instability assessment?
• What is the purpose of the anterior apprehension test?
• The Jobe relocation test is used to assess which form of shoulder instability?
• Which test is described by flexing the shoulder to 90 degrees and pulling the arm across the body to assess the AC joint?
• What is the maximum allowed variation in distance for the lateral scapular slide test?
• Which test is described for assessing posterior internal impingement of the shoulder?
• The Bell-Van Riet test is best described as which of the following?
• In the O'Brien active compression test, what is the initial arm position?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as a first-tier labral test?
• Which test is used to assess biceps tendon pathology by resisting forearm supination with the elbow flexed?
• The jerk test is used to assess which shoulder pathology?
• Which pair of tests are commonly used to assess supraspinatus pathology?
• Which tests are used to assess vascular thoracic outlet syndrome?
• Which Beighton criterion describes touching the thumb to the forearm?
• What is the O'Brien test for SLAP lesions and how is it interpreted?
• Positive finding on posterior apprehension test?
• In the posterior drawer test, what is assessed by comparing to the uninvolved side?
• The AC distraction test is performed by which action?
• Which test evaluates scapular repositioning by manual tilt and retraction of the scapula?
• GIRD stands for Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit and is associated with an increased risk of which conditions?
• In the Elevated Arm Stress Test, a positive result is indicated by what finding?
• Which test involves active elevation of the arm with resistance applied at the wrist and the palm facing up?
• The presence of rotator interval incompetence is suggested by which sign?
• The posterior drawer test of the shoulder is described as abducting arm to 80-120 degrees and applying an anterior-to-posterior force to the humerus. What does this test assess?
• Which test is commonly used to assess subacromial impingement and is named in the material as Neer sign?
• In Beighton scoring, what movement scores for knee hyperextension?
• Which of the following is not one of the four rotator cuff tendons?
• Palpation over which joint is used to note tenderness in shoulder evaluation?
• Which test is performed with the patient seated and the arm abducted to 45 degrees, with external rotation tested at 90 and 120 degrees to assess anterior instability?
• In the load and shift test, what does the 'shift' refer to?
• In Speed's test, the test involves elbow flexed 90 degrees and forearm pronated, resisting supination and external rotation. This identifies which test?
• In the Passive Compression Test for the AC joint, which position is used?
• What does the O'Brien test assess?
• Which test loads the long head of the biceps tendon by resisting a rapid uppercut punching motion with the forearm supinated?
• The Rockwood test for anterior instability is performed with the patient seated and the arm abducted to 45 degrees, then externally rotated. This test is used to assess which condition?
• What are the three places brachial plexus could be compressed in TOS?
• How can you distinguish cervical radiculopathy from primary shoulder pathology in a patient with arm pain?
• Crank test involves axial load with rotation causing a click; positive test indicates which pathology?
• On MRI, a full-thickness rotator cuff tear is defined by which finding?
• Which of the following is a nonoperative strategy for rotator cuff tendinopathy?
• What is the classic ROM pattern for adhesive capsulitis on examination?
• Internal rotation lag sign indicates tear of which muscle?
• Weakness in resisted internal rotation during the internal rotation resistance strength test indicates which lesion?
• Adson's test has very little clinical value for what kind of TOS?
• What does a positive Hawkins-Kennedy test indicate?
• The test described with forearm in 90/90 and moving from max supination to max pronation is which test?
• How is anterior shoulder instability evaluated clinically?
• A positive Mimori pain provocation test yields what pattern?
• Which exam finding would most strongly suggest acromioclavicular (AC) joint pathology?
• Which test loads the AC joint by resisting horizontal abduction when the shoulder is flexed to 90 and the elbow is flexed to 90?
• Which statement best describes a Bankart lesion?
• Which imaging modality best demonstrates a full-thickness rotator cuff tear?
• The jerk test is used to detect which pathology, and what is a typical positive sign?
• The Rowe multidirectional instability test involves translating the humeral head in which directions?
• Which nerve supplies the deltoid and teres minor, and what is a clinical consequence of its injury?
• The acromioclavicular joint painful arc occurs at which abduction range?
• Belly press test is used to assess tear of which muscle?
• What is a positive Crank Test?
• Which nerve supplies the supraspinatus and infraspinatus, and what deficit might occur if injured?
• In rotator cuff repair, tendon-to-bone healing typically occurs over what timeframe, and rehabilitation is progressed when?
• O'Brien's test can look at blank blank and blank depending on where the pain is.
• What condition does the Neer test assess?
• Which tendon inserts on the greater tubercle's superior facet?
• The piano key sign is elicited by applying which maneuver?
• Which procedure involves transferring the coracoid process to the anteroinferior glenoid to restore stability?
• Which of the following is a posterior stability test for the shoulder?
• In the Jobe relocation test, what is the action in the same position as the anterior apprehension test, and the expected outcome?
• Passive abduction greater than what angle indicates laxity in the IGHL?
• If the Hawkins-Kennedy test is positive, which tendon is most likely compromised?
• What indicates a positive Jobe relocation test?
• Which tests would you perform in someone with anterior instability?
• Grade III AC joint injury is characterized by injury to which ligaments?
• What is a Bankart lesion and what condition commonly causes it?
• Which condition is a typical indication for a reverse total shoulder arthroplasty?
• PASS test identifies which phenomenon?
• Hornblower's sign is used to assess the function of which muscle?
• Painful arc during forward elevation is most suggestive of which pathology?
• Which test is described as the examiner placing one hand on the superior aspect of the scapula and the other on the inferior medial border, with the patient manually assisting upward?
• What is the clinical relevance of GIRD?
• What ROM pattern is typical of adhesive capsulitis, and how does pain influence testing?
• Belly press test is used to assess tear of which muscle?
• Which scapular stability assessment involves measuring the distance from the inferior angle of the scapula to the spinous process of T7-T9 in three positions and verifying that variation does not exceed 1.5 cm?
• Name a common complication after rotator cuff repair surgery?
• Which test involves both shoulders abducted to 90 degrees with full external rotation and elbows flexed 90 degrees, followed by rhythmic opening and closing of the hands for 3 minutes?
• Which finding constitutes a positive result on the load and shift test?
• A Popeye deformity is most indicative of rupture of which structure?
• Which list includes all four rotator cuff tendons?
• Which test is described as having the patient supine with the arm abducted to 120 degrees, elbow flexed to 90 degrees, and forearm supinated?
• Which test is used to assess supraspinatus pathology?
• Patte sign is associated with tears of which muscle?
• With an anterior shoulder dislocation, which nerve is most commonly injured?
• Which statement correctly differentiates the Jobe empty-can test from the Full Can test?
• The test performed by passively abducting the arm to 90 degrees and then asking the patient to slowly lower it to the side is known as which test?
• Which test is named Patte Test in the provided material, described as requiring external rotation against resistance in a 90-degree abduction/scapular plane?
• A reverse total shoulder arthroplasty is primarily considered in which patient scenario?
• Which test is performed with elbow flexed 90 and forearm pronated to provoke pain in the biceps region?
• The push-pull test is used to identify which instability?
• Which of the following tests would you use to assess inferior instability?
• What modification makes the apprehension test a fulcrum test?
• Which statement best defines scapular dyskinesis and its clinical significance?
• Anterior shoulder pain during the cross body adduction test indicates involvement of which structures?
• What is the normal scapulohumeral rhythm during arm abduction?
• Which bones and joints make up the shoulder girdle?
• Which test uses a supine patient with the arm abducted between 20 and 90 degrees and elbow flexed to 90 degrees, with an axial load applied during internal and external rotation?
• Posterior shoulder pain during cross body adduction test indicates involvement of which structures?
• Bear hug test primarily assesses tears of which muscle?
• How is Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit (GIRD) clinically assessed?
• Rockwood test assesses which instability?
• The push-pull test is positive when there is what finding?
• How is the O'Brien (Active Compression) test performed and what pathology is it used to screen?
• What term describes pain located within a limited arc of shoulder motion?
• Elevated Arm Stress Test (Roos test) is described as which of the following?
• Which tendon inserts on the greater tubercle's middle facet?
• Which test is performed with the arm at the side and the elbow flexed to 90 degrees, then passively externally rotated to near maximal external rotation, with the examiner supporting the elbow and the patient maintaining the external rotation position?
• Paxinos sign and cross body adduction test assess which joint?
• Which test compares external rotation and internal rotation strength to assess for SLAP lesions?
• What is the cross-body adduction test and what is its diagnostic target?
• The acromioclavicular joint painful arc occurs at which abduction range?
• Which statement best describes Bankart lesions?
• During the anterior release (surprise) test, what indicates a positive result?
• Posterior impingement is especially relevant in what population?
• Which test involves resisting external rotation to assess subacromial impingement or infraspinatus pathology?
• The lift-off (Gerber) test evaluates tear of which muscle?
• JerK test evaluates which instability?
• Tenodesis is generally preferred for which patient profile?
• Which test is used to relieve symptoms of suspected anterior shoulder instability during examination?
• Which test is used for posterior Inferior Labral Lesions?
• Which impingement test is performed with the shoulder at the edge of the table, abducted to 90-100 degrees with 15-20 degrees extension and maximal external rotation?
• Kim test is used to diagnose which pathology?
• How do Bankart and SLAP lesions differ in location and typical mechanism?
• What is a subacromial decompression and when is it indicated?
• Which nerve is most likely to be injured in a traction injury causing weakness in external rotation?
• What Beighton criteria threshold indicates generalized joint hypermobility?
• Which observation would indicate a positive anterior apprehension test?
• Which test uses inferior traction on the distal humerus to observe a sulcus?
• Which of the following is classified as a scapular dysfunction test?
• Which test is listed as one of the five key impingement tests in the material?
• Which test is listed as one of the first-tier labral tests and is named along with O'Brien and Anterior Slide tests?
• In Beighton scoring, which movement corresponds to touching the thumb flat against the inner forearm?
• In which test does the examiner lift the arm and apply a posterior-inferior diagonal load through the humerus?
• Which test involves observing the scapula from behind as the patient performs five reps of bilateral weighted shoulder flexion followed by five reps of abduction?
• Which test involves the patient actively raising the arm with the palm facing up while the examiner applies pressure to the wrist after the arm is raised?
• During Yergason's test, the patient actively supinates and laterally rotates against resistance. The starting position involves which of the following?
• One nonoperative strategy for rotator cuff tendinopathy is physical therapy focused on what?
• Which test is most specific for bicipital tendon pathology?
• In the Crank Test, what is the initial elbow position mentioned for loading?
• External rotation lag sign at 0 and 90 degrees tests which muscle?
• What is a SLAP lesion and which activities predispose to it?
• The Bell-Van Riet test is described as which of the following?
• Which scapular test involves manual retraction and stabilization of the scapula in a posterior tilt and slight retraction position?
• The piano key sign confirms instability at which joint?
• During the crank test, what finding indicates posteroinferior labral pathology?
• What is Ludington's sign, and what condition does it evaluate?
• The crank test is used to assess which pathology?
• The Rockwood test for anterior instability involves external rotation at which abduction angles?
• In the scapular isometric pinch test, a positive result is indicated by interscapular pain occurring in less than how many seconds?
• How is Speed's test performed, and what is its diagnostic purpose?
• Which tests are included in evaluating the infraspinatus?
• The Mimori pain provocation test is performed with the arm abducted to 90 degrees, the elbow flexed to 90 degrees, and the forearm moved from max supination to max pronation while maintaining 90/90. This describes which test?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as a scapular dysfunction test in the provided set?
• Which test is listed as a biceps tendon test in the provided material and can also involve involvement of the AC joint or SLAP lesion?
• What is the typical mechanism behind a Bankart lesion?
• The subacromial painful arc occurs at what abduction range?
• Which tendon inserts on the lesser tubercle of the humerus?
• What is the general sequence of postoperative rehabilitation after shoulder arthroscopy?
• In Beighton scoring, which movement is used to score points for the little finger?
• Which description matches the Crank Test sequence?
• Which test involves actively forward flexing the arm to observe posterior subluxation?
• In frozen shoulder, which is more limited?
• In the context of TOS, which of the following is NOT listed as a site for brachial plexus compression?
• How is a full-thickness rotator cuff tear defined on imaging?
• In the anterior release (surprise) test, what constitutes a positive finding?
• A positive sulcus sign that remains with ER suggests what?
• The Feagin test is performed with the arm abducted to 90 degrees and resting on the examiner's shoulder, applying a strong downward and forward force on the humeral head. Which test is this?
• Which test is described as flexion and internal rotation of the shoulder followed by resistance to observe for weakening of the supraspinatus muscle?
• The test that loads the AC joint by horizontally adducting the arm and resisting elevation is named what?
• Speed's test is used to assess which condition?
• The lift-off test assesses the integrity of which structure, and what does a positive result indicate?
• In Beighton scoring, which movement corresponds to trunk forward flexion?
• Which test stabilizes the scapula and abducts the arm in the coronal plane to assess inferior laxity?
• Which test is used to specifically assess serratus anterior function via a wall push-up movement?
• Which sign is used to assess teres minor weakness?
• What is the role of the long head of the biceps tendon in glenohumeral stability, and how might its pathology present?
• Describe the bear-hug test and the pathology it assesses.
• Which description matches the Anterior Slide Test?
• In overhead throwers, which conditions should be considered along with GIRD?
• In Speed's test, the shoulder is flexed to 90 degrees, the elbow is extended, and the forearm is supinated. What does the examiner do?
• Which rotator cuff tendon inserts on the lesser tubercle?
• In Beighton scoring, what movement is used to score elbow hyperextension?
• The belly-off sign is used as a subscapularis special test. Which muscle tear does it indicate?
• Name the four rotator cuff tendons and their insertions.
• Which test loads the long head of the biceps tendon by resisting a rapid uppercut motion with the forearm supinated?