Which test targets the medial epicondyle area during provocative testing?

Which test targets the medial epicondyle area during provocative testing?

• A. Golfer's elbow test
• B. Phalen's test
• C. Tinel's sign
• D. Finkelstein's test

Answer: (A)

The medial epicondyle is the origin of the common flexor tendons, so provocative testing here aims to stress that tendon origin. The Golfer's elbow test reproduces pain at the medial epicondyle by resisting wrist flexion (often with the forearm pronated), which loads the common flexor tendon and provokes symptoms if medial epicondylitis is present. The other tests assess different issues: Phalen's test and Tinel's sign relate to nerve compression in the wrist or elbow, and Finkelstein's test targets De Quervain's tenosynovitis at the thumb side, not the medial epicondyle.

The medial epicondyle is the origin of the common flexor tendons, so provocative testing here aims to stress that tendon origin. The Golfer's elbow test reproduces pain at the medial epicondyle by resisting wrist flexion (often with the forearm pronated), which loads the common flexor tendon and provokes symptoms if medial epicondylitis is present. The other tests assess different issues: Phalen's test and Tinel's sign relate to nerve compression in the wrist or elbow, and Finkelstein's test targets De Quervain's tenosynovitis at the thumb side, not the medial epicondyle.