title: Clinical tests in shoulder examination: how to perform them.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This article describes the best clinical tests of shoulder function and injury as identified in a recent systematic review published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A description of the different tests is given, with photographs of the exact test procedure.
authors.affiliation: University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, Utrecht 3584 CX, The Netherlands. m.moen@umcutrecht.nl
authors.forename: Maarten Hendrik
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Moen
authors.forename: Robert-Jan
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: de Vos
authors.forename: Todd S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Ellenbecker
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weir
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D000173:Acromioclavicular Joint / Q000293:injuries; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000175:diagnosis; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods; D000070636:Rotator Cuff Injuries; D019534:Shoulder Impingement Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D000070599:Shoulder Injuries; D000078202:Systematic Reviews as Topic