Varus Stress Test for Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) Injuries and the Posterolateral Complex The Varus or Adduction Stress test is designed to stress the lateral collateral ligament. In the 0° position, the test stresses the whole Posterolateral complex (PLC) which is composed of the lateral (fibular) collateral ligament, the arcuate ligament, the popliteofibular ligament, posterior third of the lateral capsule and the fabellofibular ligament (when a fabella is present). In 20° flexion, the L

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MOVING VALGUS STRESS TEST FOR MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT INSUFFICIENCY OF THE ELBOW If your patient is presenting after a trauma of the elbow and with medial elbow pain, one of the first things you want to test (after excluding a fracture) is the integrity of the ligaments. The moving valgus stress test is used to assess the medial collateral ligament at the elbow. According to a small study of O'Driscoll et al. (2017) the Moving Valgus Stress test has a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of