The Scaphoid Shift Test or Watson Test is a provocative maneuver used to diagnose scapholunate interosseous ligament instability (SLL). [1] This test was first described by Watson, and it is used to …

Jul 25, 2025 · Diagnosis can generally be made by dedicated radiographs but CT or MRI may be needed for confirmation. Treatment may require a prolonged period of cast immobilization, …

Nov 2, 2025 · In Scaphoid tubercle tenderness, the examiner applies pressure to scaphoid tubercle. This test is positive if pain is elicited. The examiner holds patient’s thumb and applies long axis …

Sep 1, 2004 · Anatomic snuffbox tenderness is a highly sensitive test for scaphoid fracture, whereas scaphoid compression pain and tenderness of the scaphoid tubercle tend to be more specific.

3 days ago · The Scaphoid Compression Test is a special examination technique used to help evaluate for scaphoid fracture in patients with wrist pain.

The scaphoid compression test, included in Duckworth's clinical predication rule (2012), is a simple test that can be used to help identify the need to use imaging to rule out a scaphoid...

Apply longitudinal pressure down the thumb (towards the scaphoid) to compress the scaphoid. positive result is obtained when the patient complains of pain in the radial wrist with axial load applied …

A clinical test for scaphoid waist fractures is described in which the first ray is compressed longitudinally. This has the advantage that it can be done when the patient is in a plaster cast.

Pain with the scaphoid compression test (i.e. axially/longitudinally compressing a patient’s thumb along the line of the first metacarpal) was shown to be helpful in identifying a scaphoid fracture, but in …

Jul 8, 2024 · The scaphoid compression test, included in Duckworth's clinical predication rule (2012), is a simple test that can be used to help identify the need to use imaging to rule out a scaphoid fracture …