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Elbow Milking Maneuver

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Elbow Milking Maneuver

  • See Also
  1. Elbow Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury (Elbow UCL Injury)
  2. Elbow Moving Valgus Stress Test
  • Indications
  1. Elbow Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury (Elbow UCL Injury)
  • Technique
  1. Patient position
    1. Shoulder at 90 degrees abduction
    2. Elbow flexed >90 degrees
    3. Forearm supinated
  2. Maneuver
    1. Examiner pulls patient's thumb posteriorly
    2. Results in increased valgus stress at the elbow
  • Interpretation
  • Positive Test
  1. Pain or laxity at the medial elbow (UCL region)
  • References
  1. Kane (2014) Am Fam Physician 89(8): 649-57 [PubMed]