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To this day there is no consensus on normative hip flexion values for the test. What constitutes a positive test varies significantly within the literature, where some authors compare the angle of passive hip flexion between the affected and unaffected limb, and others describe the reproduction of the patient’s familiar leg pain as a positive outcome. The straight leg raise test is one of the most commonly known orthopedic examination tests used in the assessment of lumbar radicular syndrome. Straight Leg Raise Test (SLR) for Lumbar Radicular Syndrome