Forearm, Wrist & Fingers
De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis IV
De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis IV
Diagnostic criteria
•Pain and tenderness localised to the radial aspect of the wrist
•PLUS positive Finkelsteins's test
•Sometimes a palpable nodule in course of Abd. pollicis longus & Ext. pollicis brevis.Finkelsteins's test
Ask patient to make a fist over his thumb, and ulnarly deviating wrist – sharp pain at this site is produced by active extension and abduction of the thumb against resistance