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==Background==
#REDIRECT[[Shoulder and upper arm diagnoses]]
 
 
With arms out to side at 90 deg:
 
Internal rotation --> drops hand forward
 
External rotation --> raises hand up (like testifying in court)
 
 
==Impingement signs==
 
 
(pain with)
 
-passive forward elevation
 
-internal rotation with arm abducted 90 degrees
 
-external rotation with arm abducted at 90 degrees,
 
-adduction
 
 
==Positive drop arm test==
 
 
-pt holds outstretched arm at 90 degrees of abduction, doc pushes down at wrist
 
-arm drop signifies weakness secondary to rotator cuff tear
 
-pain without weakness suggests subacromial bursitis or supraspinatus tendinitis
 
 
==Source==
 
 
8/07 DONALDSON (adapted from Miller, Mistry)
 
 
 
 
[[Category:Ortho]]

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