Forearm, Wrist & Fingers
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.