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add the purpose of this assessment technique here<br> | add the purpose of this assessment technique here<br>To test for the presence of tenosynovitis of the abductor pollicic longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendons in the dorsal tunnel of the wrist.Finkelstein maneuver is a helpful test to diagnose deQuervain’s Tendonitis or first dorsal compartment tendonitis named after the Swiss surgeon Fritz de Quervain This is a condition brought on by irritation or inflammation of the wrist tendons at the base of the thumb . The inflammation causes the compartment (a tunnel or a sheath) around the tendon to swell and enlarge, making thumb and wrist movement painful. | ||
== Technique<br> == | == Technique<br> == | ||
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Purpose
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To test for the presence of tenosynovitis of the abductor pollicic longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendons in the dorsal tunnel of the wrist.Finkelstein maneuver is a helpful test to diagnose deQuervain’s Tendonitis or first dorsal compartment tendonitis named after the Swiss surgeon Fritz de Quervain This is a condition brought on by irritation or inflammation of the wrist tendons at the base of the thumb . The inflammation causes the compartment (a tunnel or a sheath) around the tendon to swell and enlarge, making thumb and wrist movement painful.
Technique
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