Boxing test

The boxing test is also known as the "hip joint heel thumping test", "axial shaft throbbing pain", and "impact test". It is used to tap the heel of the affected limb along the axis of the lower limb with a fist, and is used to diagnose acute injury or acute inflammation of the hip joint.

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