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In a 2014 Karachi survey of physical therapy students, almost half, 149 students, had a positive Finkelstein test, the screen for de Quervain's.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Finkelstein test when done on students almost half (n=149) showed positive results.”
Frequency of De Quervain's tenosynovitis and its association with SMS texting, Maryam Ali et al., Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal, 2014, Results.
Open the original- What it measures
- The 300 students were recruited by convenience sampling at several physical therapy schools. The Finkelstein test was used as the screen, and the survey was self-reported.
- What it does not show
- Convenience sample of young students. The study shows an association with texting, not a cause.