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Physical examination

Provocation manoeuvres, special tests, and clinical reasoning at the bedside.

  1. FESSH-029 Basic Wrist provocative tests — scaphoid shift, lunotriquetral ballottement, ulnar fovea sign, Finkelstein and Eichhoff

    Provocative tests of the wrist

    Regarding provocative clinical tests of the wrist:

  2. FESSH-037 Basic Thumb carpometacarpal provocative tests, de Quervain tests and the clinical signs of scaphoid fracture

    Examination of the thumb base and radial wrist

    Regarding clinical examination of the thumb base and the radial side of the wrist:

  3. FESSH-053 Basic Elson and Boyes tests for central slip rupture, isolating flexor digitorum superficialis, little finger FDS variation, Bunnell intrinsic tightness test

    Clinical examination of tendon and intrinsic function in the finger

    Regarding clinical examination of tendon and intrinsic function in the finger:

  4. FESSH-067 Advanced Threshold versus innervation density tests, Semmes–Weinstein monofilaments and two point discrimination in carpal tunnel syndrome, immersion wrinkle test, responsiveness of tests after nerve repair

    Sensibility testing in nerve compression and after nerve repair

    Regarding clinical tests of sensibility in nerve compression and after nerve repair:

  5. FESSH-072 Intermediate Proper versus accessory collateral ligament testing in flexion and extension, the 35° extension threshold and the Stener lesion, unreliability of side to side comparison, effect of thumb rotation, risk of creating a Stener lesion

    Stress examination of the thumb metacarpophalangeal ulnar collateral ligament

    Regarding valgus stress examination of the thumb metacarpophalangeal joint after an ulnar collateral ligament injury:

  6. FESSH-085 Basic Disrupted flexion cascade and isolated distal interphalangeal testing for profundus continuity, the wrist tenodesis effect, predictive value of examination for complete digital nerve laceration, the distal forearm squeeze test, deep structure injury despite a normal examination

    Examination of the acutely lacerated hand

    Regarding examination of the acutely lacerated hand:

  7. FESSH-088 Intermediate Mean of three trials for test–retest reliability, elbow position, the 10% dominance rule and handedness, the rapid exchange grip test for submaximal effort, age related normative patterns of grip and pinch

    Measurement of grip and pinch strength

    Regarding the measurement and interpretation of grip and pinch strength: