Forearm, Wrist & Fingers
De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis V
De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis V
Differential
Diagnoses
•Degenerative
arthritis of trapeziometacarpal joint
–Grind
Test
Painful in degenerative
arthritis
No, little
pain in De Quervain's
•The Grind Test is performed by holding the thumb’s proximal phalanx and the metacarpal phalangeal joint in the examiner's hands and forcefully pushing against trapeziometacarpal joint, while also rotating it slightly, to cause a grinding motion.