Finkelstein maneuver is a helpful test to diagnose De Quervain's Tendonitis or first dorsal compartment tendonitis named after the Swiss surgeon Fritz de Quervain. This is a condition brought on by irritation or inflammation of the wrist tendons at the base of the thumb.

2022年9月21日 · The Finkelstein test, also called the Finkelstein sign or maneuver, is used to diagnose de Quervain’s tenosynovitis. This is a common condition characterized by swelling and pain in two of...

The classic Finkelstein's test An example of a modified Eichhoff's test. Arrow marks where the pain is worsened. Eichhoff's test for De Quervain's tenosynovitis. Finkelstein's test is a test used to diagnose de Quervain's tenosynovitis in people who have wrist pain. [1]Classical descriptions of the Finkelstein's test are when the examiner grasps the thumb and ulnar deviates the hand …

2022年8月4日 · You may be asked to perform a Finkelstein test, in which you bend your thumb across the palm of your hand and bend your fingers down over your thumb. Then you bend your wrist toward your little finger. If this causes pain on the thumb side of your wrist, you likely have de Quervain tenosynovitis.

2023年3月21日 · Finkelstein’s test helps diagnose de Quervain’s tenosynovitis, a painful hand condition that results in swelling of the tendons in the wrist. It involves moving the hand in certain positions so that a doctor can assess your symptoms.

2024年2月20日 · Finkelstein’s Test: Unraveling the Classic Maneuver. Finkelstein’s test is a well-known and widely used diagnostic maneuver for assessing De Quervain’s tenosynovitis.

2024年5月9日 · If you feel pain along the tendons on the thumb side of your wrist, especially where the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis (the tendons responsible for thumb movement) pass through, it suggests a positive Finkelstein’s test.

De Quervain’s tendinitis, also known as gamer’s thumb or blackberry thumb is the inflammation of the synovial sheath that surrounds the tendon of the extensor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis longus. The Finkelstein test is the hallmark test to diagnose this pathology, although no values on validity are known.

Finkelstein’s test is the classic diagnostic test for de Quervain’s disease. Finkelstein hypothesized that the entry of the muscle bellies of the extensor pollicis brevis (EPB) and abductor pollicis longus (APL) tendons into the first extensor compartment was responsible for the findings observed in his now eponymous test.

2024年4月30日 · Finkelstein Test is used to test for De Quervain’s tenosynovitis of the 1st extensor compartment of the wrist. It was described by Harry Finkelstein (an American surgeon) in 1930. How do you perform Finkelstein test?