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Boyes Test

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Boye's test[1]
  • Boyes Test
  • Best Late Test
  • Boyes' Test

Purpose

  • Evaluate the integrity of the central slip in patients with extensor tendon injuries to the hand

Description

  • The patient is seated
  • The PIPJ is passively extended and the patient is asked to flex the DIPJ
  • If the extensor mechanism is intact, the patient will be able to flex the DIPJ
  • If the patient has a central slip injury, the patient will be unable to flex the DIPJ

Pathology

Evidence

  • Unknown

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Merritt, Wyndell H., Alison L. Wong, and Donald H. Lalonde. "Recent developments are changing extensor tendon management." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 145.3 (2020): 617e-628e.
Created by:
John Kiel on 23 August 2019 16:27:22
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30 October 2025 14:46:36
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