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== Purpose == | |||
< | The '''sweater finger sign''' also called '''Jersey Test''' is used to confirm the rupture or the integrity of the [[Flexor Digitorum Profundus]] (FDP) Tendon. It occurs most often to the ring finger <ref>Wallmann HW. [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1084822310389138 Overview of Wrist and Hand Orthopaedic Special Tests.] Home Health Care Management & Practice. 2011 Jun;23(3):218-20.</ref>. | ||
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== | == Clinically Relevant Anatomy == | ||
[[Flexor Digitorum Profundus]] is a fusiform muscle located deep within the anterior (flexor) compartment of the forearm <ref>Flexor digitorum profundus muscle. Available from: https://www.kenhub.com/en/library/anatomy/flexor-digitorum-profundus-muscle ( Accessed, 31 October 2020)</ref>. The FDP muscle divides into 4 tendons that run down the forearm and closer to the bone. These tendons insert into the base of the distal phalanges of the index, middle, ring, and little fingers, and assist in bending them at the fingertip joint.<ref>Tendons. Available from: https://www.assh.org/handcare/safety/tendons#:~:text=Flexor%20digitorum%20profundus%20(FDP)%20tendons&text=They%20run%20down%20the%20forearm,in%20the%20hand%20and%20fingers (Accessed, 01 November 2020)</ref>. As the tendons of the FDP arise at or below the wrist joint, they allow a power grip by the [[Muscle Biomechanics|contraction of the muscle]] <ref>Lung BE, Burns B. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK526046/ Anatomy, Shoulder and Upper Limb, Hand Flexor Digitorum Profundus Muscle.] InStatPearls [Internet] 2019 Feb 10. StatPearls Publishing.</ref>. | |||
== Testing position == | |||
The patient's position while tested should be sitting. | |||
== Technique< | == Technique == | ||
The following steps are taken to confirm if the sign is positive or not: <ref>Demystifying the Hand Exam. Available from: https://www.nuemblog.com/blog/2018/4/9/hand-exam (Accessed, 31 October 2020) | |||
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Step 1. The therapist holds the patients' Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) and Proximal interphalangeal ([[Interphalangeal Joints of the Hand|PIP]]) in full extension. | |||
Step 2. Then the patient is asked to flex at the [[Interphalangeal Joints of the Hand|DIP]] or make a fist. | |||
Step 3. The PIP must be tested in full extension to isolate FDP function. | |||
Step 4. If the FDP is intact, the patient will be able to flex at the DIP. | |||
== Interpretation of results == | |||
The sweater finger sign is said to be positive when the finger is not bent; when there is a loss of flexion at DIP of one of the fingers. | |||
== '''Clinical Indication''' == | |||
The Jersey test is indicated in the diagnosis of the Flexor digitorum profundus injury <ref>Han Exam. Available from: https://fpnotebook.com/ortho/exam/HndExm.htm ( Accessed, 31 October 2020)</ref>. | |||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
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<div class="col-md-6"> {{#ev:youtube|cEaMYr0NuWk|250}} <div class="text-right"><ref>Alfred University Health and Human Performance. Sweater Finger Sign. Available from: http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEaMYr0NuWk [last accessed 31/10/2020]</ref></div></div> | |||
<div class="col-md-6"> {{#ev:youtube|rwy9gfN0K_Q|250}} <div class="text-right"><ref>Dr. Nabil Ebraheim. Jersey Finger - Everything You Need To Know. Available from:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwy9gfN0K_Q [ last accessed 31/10/2020]</ref></div></div> | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:46, 3 November 2020
Original Editor - Kirenga Bamurange Liliane Top Contributors - Kirenga Bamurange Liliane, Rachael Lowe, Admin, Kim Jackson, Wanda van Niekerk and Aminat Abolade
Purpose[edit | edit source]
The sweater finger sign also called Jersey Test is used to confirm the rupture or the integrity of the Flexor Digitorum Profundus (FDP) Tendon. It occurs most often to the ring finger [1].
Clinically Relevant Anatomy[edit | edit source]
Flexor Digitorum Profundus is a fusiform muscle located deep within the anterior (flexor) compartment of the forearm [2]. The FDP muscle divides into 4 tendons that run down the forearm and closer to the bone. These tendons insert into the base of the distal phalanges of the index, middle, ring, and little fingers, and assist in bending them at the fingertip joint.[3]. As the tendons of the FDP arise at or below the wrist joint, they allow a power grip by the contraction of the muscle [4].
Testing position[edit | edit source]
The patient's position while tested should be sitting.
Technique[edit | edit source]
The following steps are taken to confirm if the sign is positive or not: [5]
Step 1. The therapist holds the patients' Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) and Proximal interphalangeal (PIP) in full extension.
Step 2. Then the patient is asked to flex at the DIP or make a fist.
Step 3. The PIP must be tested in full extension to isolate FDP function.
Step 4. If the FDP is intact, the patient will be able to flex at the DIP.
Interpretation of results[edit | edit source]
The sweater finger sign is said to be positive when the finger is not bent; when there is a loss of flexion at DIP of one of the fingers.
Clinical Indication[edit | edit source]
The Jersey test is indicated in the diagnosis of the Flexor digitorum profundus injury [6].
Resources[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wallmann HW. Overview of Wrist and Hand Orthopaedic Special Tests. Home Health Care Management & Practice. 2011 Jun;23(3):218-20.
- ↑ Flexor digitorum profundus muscle. Available from: https://www.kenhub.com/en/library/anatomy/flexor-digitorum-profundus-muscle ( Accessed, 31 October 2020)
- ↑ Tendons. Available from: https://www.assh.org/handcare/safety/tendons#:~:text=Flexor%20digitorum%20profundus%20(FDP)%20tendons&text=They%20run%20down%20the%20forearm,in%20the%20hand%20and%20fingers (Accessed, 01 November 2020)
- ↑ Lung BE, Burns B. Anatomy, Shoulder and Upper Limb, Hand Flexor Digitorum Profundus Muscle. InStatPearls [Internet] 2019 Feb 10. StatPearls Publishing.
- ↑ Demystifying the Hand Exam. Available from: https://www.nuemblog.com/blog/2018/4/9/hand-exam (Accessed, 31 October 2020)
- ↑ Han Exam. Available from: https://fpnotebook.com/ortho/exam/HndExm.htm ( Accessed, 31 October 2020)
- ↑ Alfred University Health and Human Performance. Sweater Finger Sign. Available from: http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEaMYr0NuWk [last accessed 31/10/2020]
- ↑ Dr. Nabil Ebraheim. Jersey Finger - Everything You Need To Know. Available from:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwy9gfN0K_Q [ last accessed 31/10/2020]
