Definition
1. Passive Stretching of extensor thumb tendons
Indication
1. De Quervain's Tenosynovitis assessment
Technique
1. Examiner braces wrist in ulnar deviation
2. Examiner passively flexes thumb across palm
Interpretation
1. Dorsal thumb pain suggests De Quervain's Tenosynovitis

Finkelsteins test response (C0231669)
Concepts	Finding (T033)
SnomedCT	4051006
English	Finkelstein's test, finkelsteins test, finkelstein test, finkelstein's test, Finkelsteins test, Finkelsteins test response (observable entity), Finkelsteins test response
Spanish	prueba de Finkelstein (entidad observable), prueba de Finkelstein, respuesta a la prueba de Finkelstein (entidad observable), respuesta a la prueba de Finkelstein
Sources	Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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