TY - JOUR
T1 - Modification of Phalen's wrist-flexion test
AU - Meek, Marcel F.
AU - Dellon, A. Lee
PY - 2008/5/15
Y1 - 2008/5/15
N2 - Phalen's test, with more than 100° of elbow flexion, is not always comfortable for patients with elbow pathology. Therefore, we suggest a modification of the test with the patient having both arms resting on a pillow or arm-holders in a relaxed position, the hands floating at the end, and the examiner passively flexing (or reversed: extending) the hands up to 90°.
AB - Phalen's test, with more than 100° of elbow flexion, is not always comfortable for patients with elbow pathology. Therefore, we suggest a modification of the test with the patient having both arms resting on a pillow or arm-holders in a relaxed position, the hands floating at the end, and the examiner passively flexing (or reversed: extending) the hands up to 90°.
KW - Carpal tunnel syndrome
KW - Phalen
KW - Wrist-flexion test
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2007.12.019
DO - 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2007.12.019
M3 - Article
C2 - 18282610
AN - SCOPUS:41049091506
SN - 0165-0270
VL - 170
SP - 156
EP - 157
JO - Journal of Neuroscience Methods
JF - Journal of Neuroscience Methods
IS - 1
ER -