In the D2 flexion pattern, what is the end position of the hand?

• A. Wrist extension and finger extension
• B. Wrist flexion and finger flexion
• C. Wrist extension and finger flexion
• D. Wrist flexion and finger extension

Answer: (A)

In D2 flexion, the movement finishes with the hand in an extended position—wrist extended and fingers extended. This diagonal pattern takes the arm from a starting posture that’s typically more medial and down (adduction with internal rotation) to an end posture that is up and out (flexion with external rotation and abduction), and the hand ends open and extended, as if reaching to grab something in front and above you. The wrist and fingers staying extended is a hallmark of this end state.

If the hand ended with the wrist or fingers in flexion, that would align with a different end position seen in other patterns or diagonals, not the D2 flexion end state.