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Test: Seated External Hip Rotation - Passive

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Background/Purpose

Procedure

Assess passive hip external rotation in a flexed, non-weight bearing position. Patient sits on the edge of the table with the lower leg off the table and knee flexed. Clinicians passively externally rotates the hip. Goal is 40 degrees. Reduced motion indicates a restriction in the joint or connective tissues of flexed hip external rotation.
Performed: Unilaterally

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Patient is seated and clinician passively externally rotates hip.

Criteria

>40 degrees

Measurement

40.00 degrees

LOINC Code

Scale/Grading

Pass/Fail

Test Stats

Side Pass Fail
Left 1 1
Right 2 0
Avg. Measure. Left 45.0 0.0
Avg. Measure. - Right 22.5 0.0

Regions
Cervical	Thoracic	Lumbar	Pelvic
Hip/Thigh	Knee/Calf	Ankle	Foot
Shoulder/Arm	Elbow/Forearm	Wrist	Hand
Head	TMJ	Systemic