Thompson test

Thompson test
Left Achilles tendon rupture
SynonymsSimmonds' test
Simmonds-Thompson test

The Thompson test (also called Simmonds' test or Simmonds-Thompson test) is used in lower limb examination to test for the rupture of the Achilles tendon.[1][2] The patient lies face down with feet hanging off the edge of the bed. If the test is positive, there is no movement of the foot (normally plantarflexion) on squeezing the corresponding calf, signifying likely rupture of the Achilles tendon.[3]

  1. ^ Thompson TC (1962). "A Test for Rupture of the Tendo Achillis". Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica. 32 (1–4): 461–465. doi:10.3109/17453676208989608. PMID 13981206.
  2. ^ Thompson TC, Doherty JH (1962). "Spontaneous Rupture of Tendon of Achilles". The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 2 (2): 126–129. doi:10.1097/00005373-196203000-00003. PMID 13920945.
  3. ^ Scott BW, Al Chalabi A (1992). "How the Simmonds-Thompson test works". The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British Volume. 74 (2): 314–5. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.74B2.1544978. PMID 1544978.
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