Finkelstein's sign

Introduction

Pain in the thumb & lateral forearm exacerbated by active radial deviation, thumb motions & passive thumb flexion with ulnar deviation. Finkelstein's sign is an indicator of de Quervain's tenosynovitis.

* positive Finkelstein's sign also noted in a case of tenosynovitis due to disseminated gonococcus

More general terms

• sign/symptom

Additional terms

• de Quervain's tenosynovitis (stenosing tenosynovitis)
• Finkelstein's maneuver