Corpus3D

Hip

Adductor squeeze test

Adductorenknijptest

What you examine
Adductor-related groin pain.
Procedure
Supine. Place your fist or forearm between the knees and have the patient squeeze maximally, successively with the hips at 0, 45 and 90 degrees of flexion.
Positive when
Recognisable pain high in the groin, or clear loss of force compared with the other side.
What the test is worth
Part of the Doha agreement on groin pain in athletes. With a pressure cuff the test also serves to monitor recovery.
Caution
The three angles give different answers and that is intended: pain at 0 degrees points more to the attachment, pain at 90 degrees more to the muscle belly.
Joint
Hip joint
Body region
Hip

Structures involved