Fulcrum Test:
This test has been found to have a high clinical correlation for assessing femoral shaft and pelvic stress fractures although no known studies have investigated statistical values yet.
Johnson, A. W., C. B. Weiss, Jr., and D. L. Wheeler. Stress Fractures of the Femoral Shaft in Athletes--More Common Than Expected. A New Clinical Test. Am J Sports Med 22.2 (1994): 248-56. Print.
This test has been found to have a high clinical correlation for assessing femoral shaft and pelvic stress fractures although no known studies have investigated statistical values yet.
Johnson, A. W., C. B. Weiss, Jr., and D. L. Wheeler. Stress Fractures of the Femoral Shaft in Athletes--More Common Than Expected. A New Clinical Test. Am J Sports Med 22.2 (1994): 248-56. Print.
Patellar-Pubic Percussion Test
Sensitivity:(.96) Specificity:(.86)
Tiru, M., S. H. Goh, and B. Y. Low. Use of Percussion as a Screening Tool in the Diagnosis of Occult Hip Fractures. Singapore Med J 43.9 (2002): 467-9. Print.
Sensitivity:(.96) Specificity:(.86)
Tiru, M., S. H. Goh, and B. Y. Low. Use of Percussion as a Screening Tool in the Diagnosis of Occult Hip Fractures. Singapore Med J 43.9 (2002): 467-9. Print.