A new test for estimating iliotibial band contracture.
Contracture of the iliotibial band leading to flexion and abduction deformity at the hip is common in residual paralysis after polio. Ober's test has been used to detect this, but it is unreliable and cannot determine the degree of contracture. We describe a new test which quantifies this contracture and can be used for comparative purposes.
Gautam
V K
VK
Department of Orthopaedics, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
Anand
S
S
D003286:Contracture / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005206:Fascia Lata / Q000473:pathology*; D006621:Hip Joint; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000473:pathology*; D016916:Joint Deformities, Acquired / Q000209:etiology; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D011051:Poliomyelitis / Q000150:complications; D016684:Prone Position; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012399:Rotation; D013848:Thigh; D013977:Tibia / Q000473:pathology*