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Cascade Sign
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Other Names
- Cascade Sign
Purpose
- Assess fingers for rotational deformity following trauma
Description
- Patient is seated, elbow flexed and forearm supinated
- Ask the patient to "make a fist" which includes flexion of digits 2-4
- Digits should come together over the hypothenar muscles and scaphoid bone
- Positive test:
- Fingers overlap or are askew
Pathology
- Phalanx Fractures (Hand)
- Metacarpal Fractures
- Metacarpophalangeal Joint Dislocation
- Proximal Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
- Distal Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
- Flexor Tendon Injuries (Hand)
Evidence
- Unknown
See Also
References
Created by:
John Kiel on 20 August 2019 23:40:55
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Last edited:
25 March 2023 07:36:06
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