Question
Finkelstein's sign/test is done to diagnose which one of the following conditions?
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CMS 2026 Surgery, Gynaecology & Obstetrics, and PSM Question Paper (02-Aug-2026)
The correct answer is
de Quervain's tenosynovitis
Finkelstein's test involves ulnar deviation of the wrist with the thumb flexed into the palm; pain over the radial styloid confirms de Quervain's tenosynovitis, which involves the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendons.
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