Test Overview of Minor's Sign

In Minor's Sign, the patient is in sitting position, and is asked to stand up. The test is positive for lumbosacral involvement if they shift their weight to their nonpainful extremity [Gear2009]

Test Indications of Minor's Sign

References regarding Minor's Sign

  • [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.