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What is this test? Patient's elbow is flexed to 90 with the forearm pronated and fist dorsiflexed. Doctor stabilizes the elbow and resist the patient's dorsiflexion. |
Cozen's test AKA Tennis Elbow Test |
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What is a positive Cozens's test sign? |
Pain in lateral elbow |
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What is the indication of Cozen's test? |
Lateral epicondylitis |
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What is this test? The patient is instructed to extend the forearm, make a fist, flex the wrist and the maximally pronate the forearm. This test can be performed passively by the doctor. |
Mill's test aka Tennis elbow test |
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What is a positive sign of Mill's Test? |
pain in the lateral elbow |
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What does Mill's Test indicate? |
lateral epicondylitis |
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What does this test indicate? Patient seated with arm close to body. Patient makes a fist and flexes wrist with supination. Doctor resists flexion of wrist while supporting at elbow. |
Reverse Cozen aka Golfer's elbow test |
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What are the positive sign of Reverse Cozen's? |
pain in medial elbow |
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What does Reverse Cozen's test indicate? |
medical epicondylitis |
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What is this test? Percuss over the flexor retinaculum of the wrist and the tunnel of guyon. |
Tinel's Sign at the Wrist |
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Positive sign of Tinel's sign at the wrist? |
Tingling into lateral 3 fingers OR medial 2 fingers |
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What are the indications of Tinel's sign at the wrist? |
Carpal tunnel syndrome or ulnar nerve impingement |
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What is this test? The patient flexes the wrists maximally and hold position for 1 min. by pushing both wrists together. |
Phalen's Sign |
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What is a positive sign of Phalen's Sign? |
tingling into lateral 3 fingers of hand |
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What does Phalen's Sign indicate? |
Carpal tunnel syndrome |
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What is this test? The patient is asked to make a fist with thumb tucked inside. The fist is then ulnar deviated. |
Finklestein's Test |
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What does Finkelsteins's test evaluate? |
Extensor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis longus |
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What is a positive sign of Finkelstein's Test? |
Pain over the anatomical snuff box |
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What does Finkelstein's test indicate? |
Dequervain's DX (stenosing tenosynovitis) |
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What is this test? The doctor places a piece of paper between the patients thumb and index fingers and attempts to pull the paper out. |
Froment's Paper Sign |
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What is a positive sign of Froment's test? |
Unable to keep paper between fingers |
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What does Froment's Paper Sign indicate? |
Ulnar nerve palsy |
