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Two new clinical tests for palmaris longus.

Ravindra Mohan Shenoy¹

¹Department of Orthopaedics, Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery : Official Publication of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

|April 16, 2019

Summary

Two new clinical tests, the Bunched Finger and Hooked Finger tests, offer a simple and prominent way to visualize the palmaris longus tendon, addressing limitations of existing assessment methods.

Area of Science:

Anatomy
Orthopedics
Clinical Diagnostics

Background:

The palmaris longus (PL) tendon is a superficial forearm muscle important for wrist flexion.
Clinical assessment of the palmaris longus tendon currently relies on various tests with variable reliability.
Accurate visualization of the palmaris longus tendon is crucial for diagnosis and surgical planning.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce and describe two novel clinical tests for assessing the palmaris longus tendon.
To provide simple and easily reproducible methods for prominent visualization of the palmaris longus tendon.
To offer improved diagnostic tools for palmaris longus tendon evaluation.

Main Methods:

Development and description of two new clinical tests: the 'Bunched Finger' test and the 'Hooked Finger' test.

Keywords:

Clinical palmaris longus tendons tests

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Focus on simplicity and ease of execution for these diagnostic maneuvers.

Emphasis on achieving clear and prominent visualization of the palmaris longus tendon.

Main Results:

The 'Bunched Finger' test allows for easy and prominent visualization of the palmaris longus tendon.
The 'Hooked Finger' test also provides simple and clear visualization of the palmaris longus tendon.
Both new tests demonstrate potential for improved clinical assessment of the palmaris longus tendon.

Conclusions:

The 'Bunched Finger' and 'Hooked Finger' tests are effective, simple methods for visualizing the palmaris longus tendon.
These novel tests may overcome the reliability issues associated with existing palmaris longus tendon assessment techniques.
The described tests offer valuable additions to the clinical diagnostic armamentarium for palmaris longus tendon evaluation.