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Noble's Test

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Noble's Test, Noble Compression Test

  • See Also
  1. Iliotibial Band Syndrome
  2. Ober's Test
  • Indications
  1. Iliotibial Band Syndrome Evaluation
  • Technique
  1. Patient lies supine
  2. Examiner's thumb at 2 cm proximal to the lateral femoral epicondyle
  3. Patient repeatedly flexes (to 60 degrees) and extends knee
  • Interpretation
  1. Pain often worst when knee flexed at 30 degrees
  • References
  1. Noble (1980) Am J Sports Med 8(4): 232-4 [PubMed]