Sulcus Signs

[too_young_4_this]

Do they somehow lead Doctors to believe that an injury is not work related???

[complwyr]

What is a "sulcus sign?"

[SteelMagnolia]

http://medical-dictionary.thefreedic...om/sulcus+sign

sulcus sign

Orthopedics A joint laxity test used clinically to diagnose shoulder instability. See Laxity test, Shoulder instability. Cf Provocative test.

laxity test
Orthopedics Any of a number of joint tests which measure the looseness–of articulating bones–eg, of the humeral head in the glenohumeral joint. See Load & shift test, Posterior/anterior drawer, Shoulder instability, Sulcus sign. Cf Provocative test.

shoulder instability
Orthopedics The weakening of the glenohumeral joint by subluxation or dislocation. See Multidirectional shoulder instability.

multidirectional shoulder instability

Orthopedics Symptomatic glenohumeral instability in >1 direction Clinical Vague Sx Evaluation History, PE, radiographs, laxity tests, provocative tests Treatment Nonoperative; activity modification. See Shoulder instability.

McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

[complwyr]

Thanks, Steel.