Validity and reliability of the “Pendleton test”: An innovative special test for intraarticular hip pathology

Key Points

• This research assesses how well the Pendleton test detects intraarticular hip lesions and its reliability in doing so.
• Evaluated the reliability of the Pendleton test.
• Measured sensitivity and specificity for intraarticular lesions.
• Utilized MRI to identify lesions and correlate with pain levels.
• Pendleton test showed excellent reliability.
• Sensitivity for detecting lesions was adequate.
• Specificity was poor, meaning false positives occurred frequently.