Video 4.2. The Anterior Slide Test

The examiner demonstrates the proper technique of the Anterior Slide Test on a patient. The patient is seated on the examiner’s table with his hands on his hips. The examiner places one hand across the top of the shoulder. The examiner places the other hand under the elbow and directs an axial compressive force from the elbow to the glenohumeral joint, while simultaneously applying an anterior directed force to the humerus. A test is considered positive if the patient experiences pain in the anterior shoulder. A positive test is suggestive of a SLAP tear.