Test Overview of Lasègue Sitting Test (Tripod Test)

In the Sitting Lasègue Test, the patient is in sitting position, and is asked to extend each leg one at a time. The test is positive if pain is reported to be elicited in the sciatic trajectory when either leg is extended [Gear2009]

Test Indications of Lasègue Sitting Test (Tripod Test)

References regarding Lasègue Sitting Test (Tripod Test)

  • [Evans2001] Ronald C. Evans. Illustrated Orthopedic Assessment. St. Louis: Mosby (2001).
  • [Gear2009] Robert L Gear, Jr. Personal communication, (2009). Full text: Full text: http://www.comprehensive.ws/AboutTheDoctors.html#Jr http://www.comprehensive.ws/AboutTheDoctors.html#Jr

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    [FMU] Lecture notes from Functional Medicine University.

    [SCNM] Lecture notes from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine.

    [UT] Lecture notes from the University of Tennessee graduate programs in Chemistry, Microbiology, and Biochemistry.