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Anatomy Upper limb : Miscellaneous 9615b9bc

A middle aged female presented with chief complaints of pain and tenderness along the base of thumb. The patient also had a previous history of chronic overuse of wrist. The doctor performed a test on the patient in which the doctor asked the patient to make a fist with the thumb inside and then bend the wrist towards the little finger which elicited pain. Which 2 tendons are involved in the above mentioned condition?

A
Abductor pollicis brevis and Extensor pollicis brevis
B
Abductor pollicis brevis and Extensor pollicis longus
C
Abductor pollicis longus and Extensor pollicis brevis
D
Abductor pollicis longus and Extensor pollicis longus
High-Yield Explanation
In De-quervain's tenosynovitis, anterolateral boundaries of Anatomical snuff box are affected Abductor pollicis longus & extensor pollicis brevis are affected. Finkelstein test It is a provocative test used in diagnostic for De Quervain's tenosynovitis. Makes a fist with the thumb inside. Now ask the patient to bend the wrist toward little finger (ulnar detion) if ulnar detion is painful- Finkelstein's test is positive

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