Reagans Test
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Other Names
- Reagan's Ballot Test
- Reagan's Test
- Lunotriquetral Ballottement Test
- Regan Test
- Reagan Ballottement Test
- LT Ballottement Test
Purpose
- Evaluate the Lunotriquetral Joint as a cause of the patients wrist pain
- Assesses the stability of the Lunotriquetral Ligament which stabilizes the joint space between the Lunate and Triquetrum
Description
- Patient is seated or standing
- Pronate the affected hand and stabilize the lunate
- Push up on the triquetrum and down on the lunate
- Observe the patient for tenderness or pain
- Compare with contralateral hand
- Positive test:
- Pain
- Subluxation
- Crepitus
Pathology
Evidence
- LaStayo et al[4]
- Sensitivity: 64%
- Specificity: 44%
See Also
References
- ↑ Image courtesy of https://musculoskeletalkey.com/, "Forearm Wrist and Hand"
- ↑ Vezeridis, Peter S., et al. "Ulnar-sided wrist pain. Part I: anatomy and physical examination." Skeletal radiology 39 (2010): 733-745.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ LaStayo, Paul, and Julianne Howell. "Clinical provocative tests used in evaluating wrist pain: a descriptive study." Journal of Hand Therapy 8.1 (1995): 10-17.
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John Kiel on 4 September 2019 22:09:34
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