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TFCC Stress Test
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Other Names
Clinical demonstration of the TFCC Stress test or Compression test[1]
- TFCC Compression Test
- Ulnar Carpal Stress Test
- Ulnocarpal Stress Test
Purpose
- Evaluate integrity of TFCC
Description
- Patient is seated or standing
- Affected limb is placed in ulnar deviation and a shear force is applied across the ulnar complex
- Positive test:
- Pain with this maneuver
Pathology
- TFCC Injury
- Ulnocarpal abutment syndrome
- Lunotriquetral (LT) ligament
- Wrist Osteoarthritis
Evidence
- Unknown
See Also
References
- ↑ Waterbrook, Anna, ed. Sports Medicine for the Emergency Physician. Cambridge University Press, 2016.