title: Staged description of the Finkelstein test.
abstract: We have revisited the original description of the Finkelstein test and review the reasons for its subsequent erroneous description. We have also outlined a staged description of this test, which we have found to be reliable and minimally painful for the diagnosis of de Quervain's tendonitis within our clinical practice.
authors: Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Orthopaedic Hand Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors: Courtney
authors: C
authors: Dawson
authors: Chaitanya S
authors: CS
authors: Mudgal
mesh_terms: D053684:De Quervain Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000379:methods; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013717:Tenosynovitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000503:physiopathology*