TheEmpty Can Test, along with the Full Can Test is a commonly used orthopedic examination test for supraspinatus impingement or integrity of the supraspinatus muscle and tendon. The test is also sometimes called the Empty Beer Can Test. The supraspinatus is one of the fourrotator cuffmuscles. In...
The empty can test for supraspinatus tendinopathyPhysical Diagnosis of Paindoi:10.1016/B978-0-323-71260-6.00073-3Steven D. Waldman
Supraspinatus (SSP) strength tests are an important shoulder examination tool for clinical evaluations of patients with a suspected SSP tear. While the empty can (EC) test is widely used to diagnose SSP dysfunction, the test cannot selectively activate SSP activity. The aim of this study was to...
Which is more useful, the ``full can test'' or the ``empty can test'', in detecting the torn supraspinatus tendon? Am J Sports Med 1999;27:65-8.Itoi E, Kido T, Sano A, Urayama M, Sato K. Which is more useful, the ``full can test'' or the ``empty...
The average activation of the supraspinatus and subscapularis was greater during the EC test than during the FC test and in the scapular and coronal planes than in the sagittal plane at 90°. For the infraspinatus, there were no significant differences in any positions between the two tests....
Which is more use- ful, the "full can test" or the "empty can test," in detecting the torn supraspinatus tendon? Am J Sports Med 1999;27:65- 68.Itoi E, Kido T, Sano A, Urayama M, Sato K. Which is more useful, the "full can test" or the "empty can test," in detecting ...
This study compares the clinical results of the Whipple, empty-can, and full-can tests to detect supraspinatus tendon tears. We determined the sensitivities, specificities, and positive and negative predictive values of each test with respect to the intraoperative supraspinatus tendon lesion confirmation...
Intra-rater reliability of sonographic measurement of the supraspinatus muscle thickness in Empty can, Full can and Hug up testsSonography is commonly used for the evaluation of shoulder symptoms. This report describes some of the bony and/or calcific changes that may be visualized in the ...