{"id":9305,"date":"2021-12-17T15:21:29","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T14:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.physiotutors.com\/?post_type=wiki&#038;p=9305"},"modified":"2026-10-15T18:57:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T16:57:45","slug":"varus-instability-test-elbow","status":"publish","type":"wiki","link":"https:\/\/www.physiotutors.com\/wiki\/varus-instability-test-elbow\/","title":{"rendered":"Varus Instability Test Elbow"},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"class_list":["post-9305","wiki","type-wiki","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"free_access":"","app_link":"","sections":[{"acf_fc_layout":"page-header-detail-page","background":{"background_image":9306,"background_image_alt_text":"Varus Instability Stress Test Elbow"},"heading":"Varus Instability Stress Test Elbow | Lateral Collateral Ligament","subheading":"Elbow Assessment","content_editor":"","button_type":"internal_link","button_label":"Check our shop","button_style":"button-five","button_internal_link":"","button_anchor":"","button_url":"","button_file":null,"label":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"submenu","links":[{"button_type":"anchor","button_label":"Learn","button_internal_link":null,"button_anchor":"section-number-3","button_url":"","button_file":null},{"button_type":"anchor","button_label":"Free masterclass","button_internal_link":null,"button_anchor":"section-number-5","button_url":"","button_file":null},{"button_type":"anchor","button_label":"Assessment E-Book","button_internal_link":null,"button_anchor":"section-number-6","button_url":"","button_file":null}],"dropdown_label":"Go to","button_right":{"button_type":"internal_link","button_label":"Try Premium free","button_style":"button-three","button_internal_link":26802,"button_anchor":"","button_url":"","button_file":""},"button_description":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content-content","section_options":{"vertical_alignment":"top","column_right_box":false,"column_left_width":"col-12 col-lg-4 offset"},"column_left":{"content_editor":"<h4>Learn<\/h4>"},"column_right":{"content_editor":"<h6>Elbow Varus Instability Stress Test | Lateral Collateral Ligament Injury<\/h2>\nThe Varus Instability (Stress) Test at the elbow is a common orthopedic test to assess the integrity of the lateral collateral ligament at the elbow joint.\nUnfortunately, no literature is available providing information about the reliability and accuracy of this test.\n<div class=\"embed-container\">\n\n[embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5zl8GsG3hR4[\/embed]\n\n<\/div>\nTo conduct the test you can have your patient in standing position. With one hand fixate the humerus and put it in external rotation. Palpate the radial collateral ligament, flex the elbow to approximately 20 to 30 degrees and then apply an abduction or varus force.\n\nUsually, you will find a tense ligament, though if you experience increased laxity, a change in range of motion, pain, or a soft end-feel this indicates an injury to the ligament.\n\nIf you would like to assess the medial collateral ligament at the elbow, please check out the Varus Instability Stress Test at the elbow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.physiotutors.com\/wiki\/elbow-valgus-instability-stress-test\/\">here<\/a>.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"content-content","section_options":{"vertical_alignment":"top","column_right_box":false,"column_left_width":"col-12 col-lg-4 offset"},"column_left":{"content_editor":"<h4>References<\/h4>"},"column_right":{"content_editor":"<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/28248609\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bhattacharyya N, Gubbels SP, Schwartz SR, Edlow JA, El-Kashlan H, Fife T, Holmberg JM, Mahoney K, Hollingsworth DB, Roberts R, Seidman MD. Clinical practice guideline: benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (update). Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery. 2017 Mar;156(3_suppl):S1-47.<\/a>"}},{"acf_fc_layout":"cta-form-v2","content_editor":"<h2>Want to master the <strong>upper limb?<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p>Watch a <strong>free<\/strong> masterclass from Andrew Cuff on exercise prescription for shoulder pain, followed by a second one from Thomas Mitchell on wrist pain.<\/p>","form":"50","image":29342,"image_alt_text":"Free upper limb masterclass"},{"acf_fc_layout":"cta-image-v2","layout":"","background":"transparent","heading":"","content_editor":"<p class=\"subheading\">Like what you\u2019re learning?<\/p>\n<p class=\"heading-two\">Get the full Physiotutors <strong>Assessment Book<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n \t<li>600+ pages on orthopedic assessment<\/li>\n \t<li>Video demonstrations and direct links to the PubMed studies<\/li>\n \t<li>Statistical values for every special test, from the latest research<\/li>\n \t<li>Free lifetime updates<\/li>\n \t<li>Available in English, German, French, Spanish, 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