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Kleinman Shear Test

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Kleinman Shear Test
Demonstration of Kleinman's Shear Test[1]
(Left) Kleinman Shear Test and (right) Regan Test[2]
  • Lunotriquetral Shear Test
  • Lunotriquetral Shear Maneuver
  • Wrist Shuck Test
  • Kleinman’s Shear Test
  • Lunotriquetral Shear Test
  • Lunotriquetral Stress Test
  • Kleinman Test
  • Lunotriquetral Instability Test

Purpose

Description

  • The examiner stabilizes the radiolunate joint with the forearm in neutral rotation and with the contralateral hand load the triquetrum in the AP plane
  • Stabilize the lunate between thumb and index finger of one hand and the triquetrum between the thumb and index finger of the other
  • Apply a dorsal–volar shear force between the lunate and triquetrum
  • Positive test
    • Wrist pain
    • Crepitus
    • Clunk
    • Excessive motion

Pathology

Evidence

  • Unknown

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Image courtesy of https://musculoskeletalkey.com/, "hand and wrist"
  2. ↑ Satria, Oryza, Dina Aprilya, and Seti Aji Hadinoto. "Ulnar-Sided Wrist Pain: Systematic Clinical Approach and Principles of Treatment." Orthopedic Research and Reviews (2025): 199-212.
Created by:
John Kiel on 30 July 2019 15:04:26
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26 March 2026 17:56:31
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