Squeeze test for synovitis
Squeeze test:
- synovitis can be difficult to detect by examination
- the squeeze test is a useful clinical test to determine subtle synovitis that is not palpable and can be performed at the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) or metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joints
- tenderness elicited with a gentle squeeze is suggestive of synovitis
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Reference:
- 1) ARC (Autumn 2012). Hands On - The approach to the patient presenting with multiple joint pain; 7(1):1-12.
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