Stinchfield 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

Technique

Stinchfield Test¹

“:The Stinchfield maneuver is also performed with the subject supine. The tested leg is raised to 30° of hip flexion with the knee in full extension. The subject holds his or her leg in place while the examiner exerts downward force proximal to the knee. The test is considered positive if the maneuver recreates the subject’s pain.”¹

“The Stinchfield maneuver was also performed with the subject supine. The tested leg was raised to 30° of hip flexion with the knee in full extension. The subject held his or her leg in place while the examiner exerted downward force proximal to the knee (Figure 2). The test was considered positive if the maneuver recreated the subject’s pain.”¹

Interpretation

Positive stinchfield test can indicate acetabular labral tears²

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