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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …