Egawas Sign
Other Names
- Egawas Sign
- Egawa's Sign
- Egawa Test
Purpose
- Evaluate the Ulnar Nerve as a cause of the patients symptoms
- First described by Pitres and Testut in 1925[2]
- However, it's named after Dr Masao Egawa, a Japanese physician who described the test in 1969 (need citation)
Description
- Stabilize the dorsal hand against a wall
- Examiner then asks the patient to flex the middle finger metacarpal phalangeal joint and then to abduct it to both sides.
- This can be difficult
- Compare to the unaffected side
- Positive test
- Inability to perform this action as compared with uninvolved side
Pathology
Evidence
- Unknown
See Also
References
- ↑ Goldman, Sarah B., et al. "A review of clinical tests and signs for the assessment of ulnar neuropathy." Journal of hand Therapy 22.3 (2009): 209-220.
- ↑ Mannerfelt, Lennart. "Studies on the hand in ulnar nerve paralysis: a clinical-experimental investigation in normal and anomalous innervation." Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica 37.sup87 (1966): 3-176.
Created by:
John Kiel on 27 April 2023 10:25:07
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8 October 2025 13:56:34
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