1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,990 (English captions by Jade Cheng from the Universtiy of Michigan) 2 00:00:02,990 --> 00:00:07,109 Ulnar collateral ligament testing of the thumb is performed to evaluate for instability found 3 00:00:07,109 --> 00:00:09,460 on a gamekeeper's or skier's thumb. 4 00:00:09,460 --> 00:00:14,400 After stabilizing the first metacarpal, a valgus stress is applied to the thumb at the 5 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:16,329 metacarpophalangeal joint. 6 00:00:16,329 --> 00:00:19,830 Laxity indicates a partial or complete ulnar collateral ligament tear.