title: Clinical assessment of instability of the shoulder. With special reference to anterior and posterior drawer tests.
abstract: Anterior and posterior drawer tests of the shoulder are described. Their purpose is to detect anterior and posterior shoulder instability and thereby to eliminate some of the failures of operative treatment. Their value in assessing unidirectional and multidirectional instability both before and after operation is discussed.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009068:Movement; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*