Drop Arm Test 1. Position patient's arm fully abducted ...

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Drop Arm Test 1. Position patient's arm fully abducted so hand is over the head. 2. Ask patient to slowly adduct arm to their side. 3. If supraspinatus muscle is torn, at < 90 degrees the arm will suddenly drop #Diagnosis #Ortho #Sports #Supraspinatus #RotatorCuff #Test #DropArm #ALiEM

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