Both the force applied and the time a flexion test is performed can affect outcome.

Such a response to a flexion test would support the diagnosis of bone spavin.

Mild flexion tests to evaluate range of motion or sensitivity are permissible.

Kbis would require a two stage vet's certificate including flexion tests.

Flexion tests are rather nonspecific, as each test flexes multiple joints.

The process of watching a horse move is repeated after each additional flexion test or nerve block to determine its effect on the animal.

The horse is held in this position for 1 minute, then trotted off as in other flexion tests.

A passive/active flexion test is commonly performed along with a thorough hoof examination.

Flexion tests may also produce false positives and false negatives.

These modalities are best applied if the general location of lameness is known from flexion tests and nerve blocks.

The carpal (knee) flexion test is performed by pulling the cannon bone up towards the radius.

Flexion tests are a diagnostic tool involving the application of sustained pressure on a particular set of joints.

A flexion test of an affected limb often produces a temporary worsening of the lameness.

The flexion test is less useful to evaluate for subclinical joint disease, since a significant number of sound, unaffected horses can produce slightly positive results.

Additionally, flexion tests affect not only the joints that are being flexed, but also the surrounding soft tissue structures around the joint.

A flexion test is a preliminary veterinary procedure performed on a horse, generally during a prepurchase or a lameness exam.

Deep palpation or aggressive flexion tests can induce lameness and are inappropriate during BC judging.

A flexion test involves holding the hock in forced flexion for a period of time before trotting the horse away immediately.

An increase in lameness following a flexion test suggests that those joints or surrounding soft tissue structures may be a source of pain for the horse.

Unfortunately, a positive response to forelimb flexion tests is one reason horses may be deemed unsuitable for purchase during the prepurchase exam.

Flexion tests are considered positive if lameness is increased, although usually lameness is forgiven for the first few steps following flexion.

Certain areas, such as tissues of the fetlock joint, are more sensitive to flexion tests over other tissues, such as those in the pastern and hoof.

While there have been many purchase exams discontinued solely because a positive response to a flexion test in one or both forelimbs, there's really nothing in the veterinary literature to support such an action.

There is also a lack of evidence that sacroiliac joint mobility maneuvers (Gillet, Standing flexion test, and Seated Flexion test) detect motion abnormalities.

The pre-purchase exam may range in scope depending on the desire of the buyer, from a simple examination with hoof and flexion tests, to multiple radiographs, ultrasound, and advanced imaging techniques including MRI.