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Squeeze Test

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  1. Indication
    1. High Ankle Sprain evaluation
  2. Technique
    1. Patient dorsiflexes foot
    2. Examiner squeezes tibia and fibula together
  3. Interpretation
    1. Positive test
      1. Pain over space between tibia and fibula
    2. Suggests Tibiofibular Syndesmosis injury

Thompson's test (C0231790)

ConceptsDiagnostic Procedure (T060)
EnglishSimmonds' test, Squeeze test, Thompson's squeeze test, Thompson's test
Spanishprueba de compresion de Thompson, prueba de Simmonds, prueba de Thompson
Parent ConceptsPhysical examination maneuver related to lower extremity (C1293841)
SourcesMTH, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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