Scour Test

Hip provocation maneuver

Authors

Affiliations

Nate Yomogida, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

AKA

• Scour test
• Quadrant test¹

Technique

Scour Test¹

“The Scour maneuver is performed with the subject supine. The hip is maximally flexed and adducted. Then, with a compressive force applied to the joint in the direction of the shaft of the femur, the examiner moves the femur through a circular arc of motion. The maneuver is considered positive if it recreates pain.”¹

“performed with the subject supine. The affected hip was maximally flexed and adducted. Then, with a compressive force applied to the joint in the direction of the shaft of the femur, the examiner moved the femur through a circular arc of motion (Figure 3). The maneuver was considered positive if it recreated pain.”¹ # Indications

Interpretation

• Can be positive for acetabular labral tear²

References

1.

Maslowski E, Sullivan W, Forster Harwood J, et al. The diagnostic validity of hip provocation maneuvers to detect intra-articular hip pathology. PM & R: the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation. 2010;2(3):174-181. doi:10.1016/j.pmrj.2010.01.014

2.

Wong SE, Cogan CJ, Zhang AL. Physical Examination of the Hip: Assessment of Femoroacetabular Impingement, Labral Pathology, and Microinstability. Current Reviews in Musculoskeletal Medicine. 2022;15(2):38-52. doi:10.1007/s12178-022-09745-8