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Chapter 4 - Examination of the Wrist

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 April 2022

By
Stephen Bostock  and
Meg Birks
Edited by
Fazal Ali  and
Nick Harris
Fazal Ali
Affiliation:
Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Nick Harris
Affiliation:
Spire Hospital, Leeds
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Summary

Examination of the wrist follows the pattern look, move, feel. Then perform provocative or instability tests as indicated. These provocative or instability tests are broadly dictated by the site of tenderness; for example, if there is radial tenderness, perform Finklestein’s test, and if there is tenderness over the scapholunate ligament,perform the Kirk Watson test.

Keywords

wristMadelung's deformityrheumatoid arthritisganglionscaphoid
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Orthopaedic Examination Techniques
A Practical Guide
 , pp. 50 - 62
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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