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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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Telescopic test is useful to diagnose?
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The correct answer is  In supine position, hip and knee are flexed as much as 90 degree and thigh is pulled up and pushed down. Even in normal condition a slight amount of excursion of trochanter can be felt by other hand. If excursion is more, then this indicates instability of the hip joint such as: Old unreduced posterior dislocation Loss of neck and head in old fracture neck femur paralytic hip Ref: Clinical ohopedic Diagnosis: Sureshwar Pandey 2/e, Page 262.