Taber's Medical Dictionary
Barlow test
A maneuver designed to detect subluxation or dislocation of the hip. The examiner adducts and then extends the legs while keeping a hand over the head of the femur. A dysplastic joint will be felt to dislocate as the femur leaves the acetabulum.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Barlow Test." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2017. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/760427/0/Barlow_test.
Barlow test. In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/760427/0/Barlow_test. Accessed January 17, 2021.
Barlow test. (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (23rd edition). F.A. Davis Company. Retrieved January 17, 2021, from https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/760427/0/Barlow_test
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