FABER test
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The FABER test is a test for evidence of pathology in the sacroiliac and/or hip joints. Pathologies like sacroiliitis
an inflammation of the sacroiliac joint
. This test is similar to and often done in conjunction with the Patrick's test
.
Method:
1. Ask the patient to lie supine on the exam table.
2. Place the foot of the affected side on the opposite knee.
3. Pain in the groin area indicates a problem with the hip and not the spine.
4. Press down gently but firmly on the flexed knee and the opposite anterior superior iliac crest.
5. Pain in the sacroiliac area indicates a problem with the sacroiliac joints.
Sacroiliitis
In medicine, sacroiliitis is an inflammation of the sacroiliac joint. Sacroiliitis is a feature of spondylarthropathies .-External links:*...
an inflammation of the sacroiliac joint
Sacroiliac joint
The sacroiliac joint or SI joint is the joint in the bony pelvis between the sacrum and the ilium of the pelvis, which are joined together by strong ligaments. In humans, the sacrum supports the spine and is supported in turn by an ilium on each side...
. This test is similar to and often done in conjunction with the Patrick's test
Patrick's test
Patrick's test or Fabere test is performed by a health care provider to evaluate people who have pain for hip disease or sacroiliitis. The knee is flexed to ninety degrees on the affected side and the foot is rested on the unaffected knee...
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Method:
1. Ask the patient to lie supine on the exam table.
2. Place the foot of the affected side on the opposite knee.
3. Pain in the groin area indicates a problem with the hip and not the spine.
4. Press down gently but firmly on the flexed knee and the opposite anterior superior iliac crest.
5. Pain in the sacroiliac area indicates a problem with the sacroiliac joints.