wrist and hand tests

Question 1

Eichhoff test

Answer 1

Oppose their thumb across palm and clench their fist, clinician passively deviates their wrist into ulnar deviation
Can have false positives

Question 2

Finklestein test

Answer 2

Pts thumb flexed across palm, passively takes wrist to ulnar deviation

Question 3

Sweater finger sign test

Answer 3

Loss of DIPJ flexion when a fist is made is ++ test
Indicates ruptured flexor digitorum profundus tendon, ring finger most common affected

Question 4

Tinels sign

Answer 4

Wrist in neutral, clinician taps firmly midpoint of the carpal tunnel at the wrist
Parasthesia or numbness indicate ++ test

Question 5

Phalens wrist flexion test

Answer 5

Elbow n full extension and forearm in pronation pts wrist is held in flexion for 1 min, parastheisa in median nerec ++ test

Question 6

Froments sign for ulnar nerve paralysis

Answer 6

Superficial at the wrist and can be palpated in guyana canal between pisiform and hook of hamate
Froments sign for ulnarnerve paralysis
Holds a piece of paper between index finger and thumb in lateral key grip and lcinician trys to pull it away

Question 7

radial

Answer 7

Palpable at the terminal parts of radial sensory nerve in anatomical snuffbox