Test: Demianoff's sign

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Background/Purpose

Procedure

A variant of Lasegue's SLR test that is used with the intent of differentiating between lumbago and sciatica. Procedure: While the patient is supine, the examiner raises the straight leg. The sign is present when this action produces pain in the lumbar region preventing the leg from going 15 degrees above the table. A positive test demonstrates that the pain is caused by the stretching of the paraspinals.
Performed: Unilaterally

Dialog

Lifting the leg above ten degrees with pain in the low back

Criteria

• No pain results when the leg is raised

Measurement

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LOINC Code

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Scale/Grading

Pass/Fail