Physical examination maneuver
Physical Exam
Finkelstein Test
What most clinicians call the Finkelstein test is actually the Eichhoff test.
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Grasp the patient's thumb and move the hand into ulnar deviation (toward the little-finger side). A positive test is sharp pain over the radial styloid.
How to Interpret
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De Quervain Tenosynovitis
Positive Finkelstein test
Rule in
Not helpful
Rule out
Not helpfulWide CI
Evidence:Moderate
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Commonly, but erroneously, called the Finkelstein test.
Rule in:NHDe Quervain Tenosynovitis
Rule out:NHDe Quervain Tenosynovitis
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Rule in:IELateral Epicondylitis
Rule out:IELateral Epicondylitis
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Rule out:IEMedial Epicondylitis
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Rule out:MHCarpal Tunnel Syndrome