PREDICTIVE VALUE OF THE HIP FLEXION TEST FOR FRACTURES OF THE PELVIS

In 39 patients with pelvic injury, four clinical tests were performed during physical examination. Of these four tests; the positive and neg ative hip flexion test (active flexion of the hip with extension of th e knee) had the highest predictive value for the presence (95 per cent ) or the absence of pelvic fractures (90 per cent), respectively. The Predictive values of the other three tests (downward compression an th e pubic bone, compression on the iliac rings, and distraction pressure on the iliac crests) were considerably lower. Copyright (C) 1996 Else vier Science Ltd.