Patient’s shoulder is in a neutral position, elbow flexed to 90°, forearm pronated, wrist is held in a neutral position, and the fingers are extended
Examiner places a flexion force on the third digit of the hand distal to the proximal interphalangeal joint while the patient attempts to maintain full finger extension
The Long Finger Extension Test utilizes resisted finger extension to establish an isometric contraction of the extensor digitorum (communis) muscle. This contraction increases tension at the origin of the extensor digitorum (i.e. the common extensor tendon) at the lateral epicondyle.
Patient’s shoulder is in a neutral position, elbow flexed to 90°, forearm pronated, wrist is held in a neutral position, and the fingers are extended
Examiner places a flexion force on the third digit of the hand distal to the proximal interphalangeal joint while the patient attempts to maintain full finger extension
The Long Finger Extension Test utilizes resisted finger extension to establish an isometric contraction of the extensor digitorum (communis) muscle. This contraction increases tension at the origin of the extensor digitorum (i.e. the common extensor tendon) at the lateral epicondyle.