Which inflamed tissues explain a positive metatarsophalangeal squeeze test? A large imaging study to clarify a common diagnostic procedure.
Bastiaan T van DijkYousra J DakkakDoortje I KrijbolderD Jendé van ZebenIlja TchetverikovMonique ReijnierseAnnette H M van der Helm-van MilPublished in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2022)
Besides synovitis, IMB contributes to pain upon compression in early arthritis, presumably due to its location between MTP joints. This is the first evidence showing that MTP squeeze test positivity is not only explained by intra- but also juxta-articular inflammation.