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 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?
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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?
✓ Correct Answer: C. Abductor pollicis longus and Extensor pollicis brevis
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