Thumb MP Extension Test
Other Names
- Thumb MP Extension Test
- Thumb Metacarpophalangeal (MP) Extension Test
Purpose
- Assess the first carpometacarpal Joint as a cause of the patients pain
Description
- Place a finger on the dorsal, proximal thumb
- Ask the patient to extend the against the examiners resistance
- Positive test
- Reproduction of pain at the 1st CMCJ
Pathology
Evidence
- Unknown
See Also
References
- ↑ Model, Z., Liu, A. Y., Kang, L., Wolfe, S. W., Burket, J. C., & Lee, S. K. (2016). Evaluation of Physical Examination Tests for Thumb Basal Joint Osteoarthritis. Hand (New York, N.Y.), 11(1), 108–112