squeeze test for synovitis
Last reviewed 01/2023
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.