The value of provocative tests for the wrist and elbow: A literature review

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 32-43

  Valdes, Kristin ^a   Lastayo, Paul ^b  

^a Hand Works Therapy   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Likelihood ratios; Provocative tests

Indexed keywords

BALLOTTEMENT TEST; CARPAL COMPRESSION TEST; CARPOMETACARPAL GRIND TEST; CHAIR SIGN; COMBINED WRIST FLEXION AND CARPAL COMPRESSION TEST; CONSTANT PRESSURE ON LUNATE TEST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISTAL RADIOULNAR JOINT TEST; ELBOW DISEASE; ELBOW FLEXION TEST; EXTENSOR CARPI ULNARIS SYNERGY TEST; FLICK TEST; HAND ELEVATION TEST; LUNOTRIQUETRAL TEST; MIDCARPAL TEST; MODIFIED COMPRESSION TEST; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; OKUTSU TEST; PHALEN TEST; PHALEN WRIST EXTENSION TEST; PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION TEST; POSTURAL PROVOCATION TEST; PRESS TEST; PUSH UP SIGN; REVIEW; SCAPHOID SHIFT TEST; SCRATCH COLLAPSE TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERIES OF 3 TEST; SYMPTOM RELIEF MANEUVER TEST; TABLETOP RELOCATION TEST; TANZER TEST; TINEL TEST; TOURNIQUET TEST; ULNAR FOVEA TEST; ULNAR NERVE TENDERNESS TEST; ULNOCARPAL STRESS TEST; ULNOMENISCO TRIQUETRAL DORSAL GLIDE TEST; WRIST DISEASE;

EID: 84872603806     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: 1545004X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2012.08.005     Document Type: Article

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