Clinical Testing Hierarchy

Rotation tests are unreliable as initial screens because femoral compensation can distort the measured values. The article recommends testing hip extension before adduction, abduction, external rotation, and internal rotation. A combined screen can evaluate hip extension and hip adduction at the same time. Knee-to-table at zero degrees of hip extension indicates sufficient sagittal range for pelvic options. Hip abduction is used to test the system's ability to close the infrapubic angle toward an inhalation or extension state.