Wrist & Hand Special Tests & Clinical Examination

Master diagnostic physical examination special tests for Wrist & Hand. Sensitivity, specificity, and step-by-step performance guidelines.

CMC Grind Test

Diagnosing Osteoarthritis of the Thumb Carpometacarpal (CMC) Joint....

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Lunotriquetral Ballottement Test

Assessing instability of the Lunotriquetral Ligament....

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Watson Test (Scaphoid Shift)

Diagnosing Scapholunate Ligament Instability....

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Ulnocarpal Abutment Test

Diagnosing TFCC Tears or Ulnocarpal Impingement Syndrome....

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Gamekeeper's Test (UCL Stress)

Diagnosing Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) tears of the thumb (Skier's Thumb)....

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Lichtman Test

Diagnosing Midcarpal Instability....

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Tinel's Sign (Wrist)

Diagnosing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (Median Nerve)....

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Phalen's Test

Diagnosing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome....

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Froment's Sign

Testing Ulnar Nerve motor function (Adductor Pollicis muscle)....

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Wartenberg's Sign

Diagnosing Ulnar Nerve Neuropathy....

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Jeanne's Sign

Diagnosing Ulnar Nerve Paralysis....

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Piano Key Sign

Diagnosing Distal Radioulnar Joint (DRUJ) Instability....

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Finkelstein's Test

Diagnosing De Quervain's Tenosynovitis....

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Bunnel-Littler Test

Differentiating Intrinsic Muscle Tightness from Joint Capsule Tightness....

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Durkan's Test (Carpal Compression)

Diagnosing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome....

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Elson Test

Diagnosing Central Slip Injury (precursor to Boutonniere Deformity)....

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Allen Test (Vascular)

Assessing Arterial Blood Flow (Radial/Ulnar Artery Patency)....

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Wrist Range of Motion

Measuring physiological limits....

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Hand Range of Motion

Measuring finger joint mobility....

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Capillary Refill Test

Assessing peripheral perfusion....

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Wrist & Hand General Examination

Learn how to perform the Wrist & Hand General Examination orthopedic special test.

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TFCC Load Test

Diagnosing Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex (TFCC) tears....

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Press Test (Sit-to-Stand)

Functional test for TFCC Tear....

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Supination Lift Test

Diagnosing TFCC Tear....

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Sweater Finger Sign

Diagnosing Flexor Digitorum Profundus (FDP) Rupture (Jersey Finger)....

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Boyes Test

Diagnosing Central Slip Injury (Boutonniere Deformity)....

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Linburg-Comstock Anomaly Test

Detecting an anatomical connection between the FPL (Thumb) and FDP (Index) tendons....

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Reverse Phalen's Test

Diagnosing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome....

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Semmes-Weinstein Monofilament Test

The Gold Standard for testing cutaneous pressure threshold (Protective Sensation)....

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Two-Point Discrimination (Static)

Assessing Functional Sensation and innervation density....

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Anatomical Snuffbox Tenderness

Screening for Scaphoid Fracture....

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Scaphoid Compression Test

Diagnosing Scaphoid Fracture....

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Murphy's Sign (Lunate)

Diagnosing Lunate Dislocation....

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Grip Strength (Dynamometry)

Objective measurement of overall hand function and weakness....

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Pinch Strength Test

Assessing intrinsic muscle strength and nerve integrity....

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Finger Extension Test (Shuck Test)

Diagnosing Radiocarpal/Midcarpal Instability or Kienbock's Disease....

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Wrinkle Test (Shrivel Test)

Assessing Peripheral Nerve Function (Sympathetic innervation).Used in children or uncooperative patients....

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Ulnar Fovea Sign

Diagnosing TFCC Tears (specifically foveal disruptions)....

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Test for Extrinsic Tightness

Assessing tightness of the Extensor Muscles....

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Test for Intrinsic Tightness

Assessing tightness of the Intrinsic Muscles (Interossei/Lumbricals)....

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