II. Indication
- Evaluation for small Knee Joint effusion
III. Technique
- Examiner uses ball of hand over medial knee
- Milk fluid distally from suprapatellar pouch
- Repeat several times
- Press behind Patella lateral margin
- Swelling reappears in Knee Joint effusion
IV. Interpretation: Positive test implies effusion
- Knee Effusion may be detected at 10-15 cc of fluid