Feagin test :

• It is also known as to Inferior Drawer test.
• This test is modification of to sulcus sign test with to the arm abducted at to 90 ‘ instead to being at to side .
• Some authors are consider this test at to the second part of to sulcus test .

What is purpose of the test ?

• This test is used to for the check inferior shoulder instability .
• It is assesses to inferior sub-luxation of humeral head.

How to perform of the feagin test ?

• Starting position of the test is standing .
• In to standing position with to arm is abducted to 90′ & the elbow is extended .
• Elbow is resigning on to top of the examiner’s shoulder.
• The examiner’s hands are clasped together over to patient’s humerus between to upper & middle thirds .
• Then pushes to humerus down & forward .

• This test is also perform in sitting position .
• In this position the examiner hold the patient’s arm at the elbow .
• Then examiner is do 90 ‘of abduction of arm with the one hand & second hand is holding the arm against the examiner’s body .
• Other hand is placed just lateral to the acromin over the humeral head .

• Ensuring the shoulder musculature is relaxed , examiner pushes the head of the humerus down & foreword .
• Doing to test in this way often give to examiner to grater control when to doing of to test .
• A sulcus is also be seen above the corocoid process .

What is the result of this test ?

• Look of the apprehension on the patient’s face indicate to positive test .
• Also presence of inferior capsular laxity .

• If to sulcus sign & feagin test both are to positive ; it is to greater indication of to multi directional instability rather than of just laxity .
• But it is only be considered to positive if to the patient is a symptomatic .

• The test position is also places to more stress on to the inferior glenohumeral ligament .