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Gaenslen's manipulation
Also known as:
Gaenslen’s manoeuvre
Gaenslen’s diagnostic manoeuvre
Associated persons:
Frederick Julius Gaenslen
Description:
Simple diagnostic manipulation for diagnosing primary-chronic inflammation of the metacarpophalangeal joint in lacking of exteriorly recognisable symptoms.
Bibliography:
- F. J. Gaenslen:
Sacro-iliac arthrodesis: indications, author’s technic and end-results.
Journal of the American Medical Association, Chicago, 1927, 86: 2031-2035.
Low back pain: etiology, diagnosis and treatment.
Industrial Medicine, 1935, 4: 105-111.
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