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Boyes' Test - Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Finger Examination

Evaluate the injured finger for flexion.
Inability to flex the
Boyes' Test - Flexor ... open_michigan #Boyes #Test ... PhysicalExam #clinical ... video #sports #msk ... #orthopedics #flexor
Flexor Digitorum Profundus Test

Isolate the distal interphalangeal joint over the edge of the table and observe
known as Jersey finger ... #Jersey #Finger ... #Hand #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk ... #orthopedics
Bunnel-Littler PIP Joint Test on Physical Exam
For intrinsic vs joint capsule cause of restriction or tightness
Bunnel-Littler PIP Joint Test ... joint capsule cause ... finger at PIP ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #msk
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
caused by disruption ... that is fixed in flexion ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hand ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
tendon) • ED Management ... Discharge with orthopedic ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hand ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT2)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Elbow extension →
Nerve Tension Test ... wrist dorsiflexion/finger ... neck ipsilateral flexion ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT1)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
Nerve Tension Test ... wrist dorsiflexion/finger ... neck ipsilateral flexion ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Finger Collateral Ligament Stress Test

Ulnar collateral ligament stability can be tested at zero and thirty degrees
Ligament Stress Test ... thirty degrees of flexion ... #PhysicalExam # ... video #sports #msk ... #orthopedics #Hand
The Shuck Test for Scapholunate Instability

The Shuck test assesses for scapholunate instability. 
With the wrist flexed,
With the wrist flexed ... examiner resists finger ... #Hand #Wrist #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk ... #orthopedics
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
Inverted Supinator Test ... consisting of finger ... flexion is known ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #msk