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(a) Attitude of hand with clenched fist (b) Thumb movement—opposition (c) Tendon integrity—flexor digitorum profundus. The patient flexes the DIP joint.

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1 (a) Attitude of hand with clenched fist (b) Thumb movement—opposition (c) Tendon integrity—flexor digitorum profundus. The patient flexes the DIP joint with the PIP joint held in extension (d) Tendon integrity—flexor digitorum superficialis. The patient flexes the PIP joint with the other DIP joint held in extension (e) Tendon integrity—extensor tendon. The patient extends the PIP joint with the MCP joint in extension (f) Special test—the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb is tested with 10° of flexion at the first MCP joint Source: Hand and finger injuries, Brukner & Khan’s Clinical Sports Medicine: Injuries, Volume 1, 5e Citation: Brukner P, Clarsen B, Cook J, Cools A, Crossley K, Hutchinson M, McCrory P, Bahr R, Khan K. Brukner & Khan’s Clinical Sports Medicine: Injuries, Volume 1, 5e; 2017 Available at: Accessed: October 22, 2017 Copyright © 2017 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved


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