Wrist examination
Phalen's and Tinel's test Phalen's and Tinel's test Phalen's and Tinel's test Dorsum, side, palmar- palmar flex wrist to exacerbate dorsal swellings Deformity e.g. radial deviation after colles, prominent ulna Swellings e.g. ganglion Scars, muscle wasting
Start radial side & move in a circle around wrist; Palpate for tenderness of : - APL, EPL- de Quervain's - Anatomical snuffbox- scaphoid - Distal Radioulnar joint - lunate- locate by dorsiflexing wrist - ulnar styloid - Hook of hamate - Pisiform- pisiform triquetral degen - Guyons canal - Over median nerve |
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