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Thumb Index Finger Squeeze Test
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Other Names
- Thumb Index Finger Squeeze Test
Purpose
- Evaluate the cause of foot and toe pain
Description
- The patient is seated with foot exposed
- Thumb is placed on the dorsal aspect, index finger on the plantar aspect of the symptomatic intermetatarsal space
- Examiner then squeezes the intermetatarsal space
- Be careful to avoid applying pressure to the metatarsalphalangeal joint
- Splaying of toes is a good indication that the test has been performed appropriately.
- Positive test
- Reproduction of patients pain
Pathology
Evidence
Mortons Neuroma
- Mahadevan et al[1]
- Sensitivity: 96%
- Specificity: 100%
- PPV: 100%
- NPV: 33%
- Diagnostic Accuracy: 96%
See Also
References
- ↑ Mahadevan, Devendra, et al. "Diagnostic accuracy of clinical tests for Morton's neuroma compared with ultrasonography." The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery 54.4 (2015): 549-553.
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John Kiel on 1 February 2022 16:46:42
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