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Jerk test. With the patient seated, the shoulder is stabilized with one hand. With the other hand, the patient grasps the elbow and abducts the arm to 90º while internally rotating and applying an axial load directed to the shoulder (a & b). Keeping the axial load, the arm is adducted until a sudden clunk or jerk appears (c & d).
