Hook Test of the Distal Biceps Tendon
Hook test of the distal biceps tendon. The patient holds the elbow bent at 90 degrees flexion and in supination. The doctor resists elbow flexion while attempting to "hook" the distal biceps tendon with their finger. In a total rupture, the tendon is not palpable on the hook test.
Picture: Duodecim Medical Publications Ltd.; text: Anssi Ryösä, Juha Kukkonen and Kaisa Lehtimäki
Primary/Secondary Keywords
- biceps muscle
- biceps brachii
- biceps brachii muscle
- tendon rupture
- coracoid process
- distal tendon
- tendon
- hook test
- hook
- biceps distal tear
- biceps distal rupture
- biceps rupture
- biceps tear