Patella tap test - Ballottement test

Test for knee effusion The test is positive if there is significant amount of effusion / fluid present, the patella will float or bounce back after tapping. Signifies joint effusion. Do not confuse the swelling from a bursa. To find out more about our work and the full range of our publications please visit our website: http://www.clinicalexams.co.uk/ The complete videos can be streamed or downloaded from our Vimeo site: https://vimeo.com/user21235595/vod_pages Excerpts and free video clips can be found on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyG7qeIHTBGlJqNrBi-_1NA/videos?view_as=public&shelf_id=1&view=0&sort=dd Bloomsbury Educational Limited 97 Judd Street, London, WC1H 9JB http://www.clinicalexams.co.uk/ Please subscribe to our channel to benefit from new additions. DISCLAIMER Bloomsbury Educational will not be held responsible or liable for any kind of loss or injury incurred as a result of the information conveyed in our videos. All procedures must be practiced in a supervised professional clinical setting. Andreas Syrimis, Bloomsbury Educational Limited.