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The arm is then maximally internally rotated and the patient resists the examiner's downward force. The procedure is repeated in supination. The O'Brien Test is designed to maximally load and compress the ACJ and superior labrum. For maximal results the authors stress that the patient should resist the examiner's downward force rather than the examiner resisting forward flexion.
Top 10 facts about the world. The McMurray test is a procedure done during a physical examination of the knee joint. Two pieces of cartilage protect the knee joint; one or both of these can become torn after a knee injury. Rotation of the knee during a McMurray test can help diagnose a tear in the cartilage. Two bones of the leg, the femur and the tibia, come together at the knee joint. Each side of the knee joint has a c-shaped piece of cartilage called a meniscus that cushions and supports the knee.