Elbow, wrist, and hand Flashcards

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carpal bones

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Proximal: lunate, scaphoid, triquetrum
Distal: trapezium, hamate, capitate, trapezoid, pisiform

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Ulnar collateral ligament

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  • ulnar N: involvement is most commonly associated with UCL injury
  • provides about 55% of stability in elbow extension and up to 75% in 90 degrees of flexion
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TFCC triangularfibrocartilagenous complex

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  • disc provides smooth and conforming gliding surface
  • disc allows flecion, extension, rotation, and translation motions
  • disc cushions force
  • connects otherwise incongruous surfaces
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Flexor tendon zones: zone 5: wrist region things to be aware of

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  • muscle contractures occur quickly

- neurovascular injuries

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Flexor tendon zones: zone 4: CT region things to be aware of

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  • other tendon injuries
  • neurovascular injuries
  • tendon adhesions
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Flexor tendon zones: zone 3: palm region things to be aware of

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  • good prognosis

- intrinsic contractures

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Flexor tendon zones: zone 2: MC heads, middle phalanx

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  • “no man’s land”, poor prognosis
  • sheaths/pulleys may have adhesions
  • poor blood supply
  • both FDP and FDS severed
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Flexor tendon zones: zone 1: distal digits things to be aware of

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  • good prognosis

- avulsion injuries

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Lateral epicondylgia

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  • pain over lateral epicondyle with gripping activities and wrist extension, most common in ages 40-55 y/o.
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Diagnosis for lateral epicondylgia

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  • localized pain over lateral epicondyle.
  • Pain on palpation immediately distal to lateral epicondyle (1-5 cm).
  • Pain reproduction with resisted wrist extension or resisted extension of middle digit.
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Interventions for epicondylgia

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  • regional manual therapy
  • exercise
  • strength training
  • nerve glides
  • cervical and thoracic mobs/manips
  • patient education
  • ergonomics
  • neuromuscular re-ed
  • pain free grip strength is preferred outcome measure vs overall grip strength.
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Ulnar collateral ligament strain of elbow

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  • clinical findings: pain with palpation of UCL, (+) valgus stress test, (+) moving valgus stress test
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Posterolateral rotary instability

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  • a lack of stability of the radial collateral complex including the lateral or radial collateral ligament
  • MOI: FOOSH injury, elbow dislocation
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Clinical findings for posterolateral instability

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  • pain with palpation of LCL
  • (+) posterolateral rotary instability (PRLI) test
  • (+) internal rotation push up test
  • (+) lift off test from chair
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Elbow dislocation stage 1

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  • disruption of LCL, elbow begins to sublux in posterolateral direction
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Elbow dislocation stage 2

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  • disruption of anterior capsule; coronoid process “perched” on trochlea
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Elbow dislocation stage 3

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  • disruption of posterior and finally, UCL; elbow dislocates fully
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Terrible triad with elbow dislocation

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  • Elbow dislocation, fractures of the coronoid process and radial heads
  • complications include persistent instability, mal-union, osseous proximal radio-ulnar synostosis, non-union
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Triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) injury

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  • disruption of the ulnar sided capsulo-ligamentous structure of the wrist by way of trauma or degeneration
  • MOI: FOOSH with pronated, hyperextended wrist or distraction injury that pulls ulnar side of wrist
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Triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC)

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  • allows the corpus to rotate with the ulna around the radius during forearm rotation and is the primary stabilizer to the ulnar wrist
  • vascular supply: inner portion avascular periphery vascular
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TFCC injury presentation

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  • ulnar sided wrist pain
  • pain with loaded, end-range wrist extension, wrist ulnar deviation, forearm supination/pronation
  • arthroscopy is the gold standard for diagnosis
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Non-operative treatment for TFCC is lacking…

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  • strap/wrist/widget, splint
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Scapulolunate dissociation

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  • instability of the scapulolunate joint as a result of ligament elongation or ligament failure
  • MOI: FOOSH injury (dorsiflexed wrist)
  • related to keinbocks disease (avascular necrosis of lunate)
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Clinical findings for scapulolunate dissociation

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  • TTP localized under ECRL tendon

- watson shift test

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Elbow extension test for acute fracture

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  • patients who cannot fully extend their elbow after injury shoulder be referred to radiography as they have about a 50% chance of fracture
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Elbow ossification sequence (CRITOE)

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  • Capitulum (6mo-2yrs)
  • Radial head (4-7 yrs)
  • Internal (medial) epicondyle
  • Trochlea (7-10 yrs)
  • Olecranon (6-12 yrs)
  • External (lateral) epicondyle (10-14 yrs)
  • Ossification usually complete by mid-teens
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Night stick fracture

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  • fracture of the mid portion of the ulna usually occurs with falls with force through midshaft of ulna
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Monteggia fracture

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  • fracture of the proximal ulna with dislocation of the ulnar head from the wrist
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Greenstick fracture

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  • incomplete fracture due to flexibility of young bone
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Galeazzi fracture

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  • fracture of the distal radius with dislocation of the ulnar head from the wrist
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Colles fracture

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  • fracture of the distal radius with dorsal displacement
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Scaphoid fracture

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  • most common carpal fracture, risk of avascular necrosis.
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Clinical signs of scaphoid fracture

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  • snuff box tenderness
  • scaphoid tubercle tenderness
  • longitudinal compression
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Clinical practice rules for scaphoid fracture

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  • male
  • injury during sporting activity
  • anatomic snuff box pain on ulnar deviation within 72 hours of injury
  • scaphoid tubercle tenderness at 2 weeks
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Boxer’s fracture

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  • fracture of the 5th metacarpal
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Bennett’s fracture

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  • fracture of the base of the 1st metacarpal
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DeQuervain’s tenosynovitis

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  • stenosis of EPB and ABL within the first dorsal compartment
  • more common in women than men
  • MOI: static positions, repetitive movements, pregnancy, and more
  • evidence of symptom relief with manual techniques
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Diagnosis of DeQuervain’s

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  • radial wrist pain
  • radial deviation of wrist with gripping motion of thumb aggravates symptoms
  • symptom-based diagnosis
  • (+) finkelstein test
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Thumb ulnar collateral ligament tear

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  • skier’s thumb
  • FOOSH injury with thumb ABDucted resulting in valgus force overload to UCL
  • UCL injuries to the thumb are reported to constitute 86% of all injuries to the base of the thumb
  • grade I and II injuries are treated non-operatively, grade III injuries are treated operatively
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Goals of tendon healing

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  • promote healing - control inflammation
  • promote tendon gliding - decrease adhesions
  • promote strong union of sutured tendons
  • return hand to normal pain free function
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Kleinert protocol

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  • wrist in 10-30 degrees of flexion
  • MCP joints in 70 degrees of flexion
  • Dorsal hood for full IP extension
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Duran protocol

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  • wrist in 10-30 degrees of flexion
  • MCP joints in 30-70 degrees of flexion
  • IP joints are neutral
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Specific outcomes we should see post tendon repair

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  • AROM
  • Total active motion (TAM)
  • Grip strength
  • Pinch strength
  • Profundus tendon function
  • Neurologic function
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Total active motion

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  • 260 degrees is expected

- flexion of MCP, PIP, and DIP, minus any extension deficits from that

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Prognosis given TAM motion percentage

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  • excellent 100%
  • good >75%
  • fair >50%
  • poor <50%
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Extensor tendon zones: zones I and II injuries

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  • mallet finger

- disruption of terminal tendon

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Extensor tendon zones: zones III and IV injuries

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  • disruption of central slip
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Extensor tendon zones: zones V

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  • may involve the sagittal band
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Extensor tendon zones: zones VI

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  • may involve junctura tendons
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Extensor tendon zones: zones VII and VIII injuries

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  • may involve extensor retinaculum
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Early stage treatment for mallet finger

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  • splint at all times
  • no active motion of the DIP joints
  • AROM of uninvolved joints
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Intermediate stage treatment for mallet finger

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  • wean to night splinting

- begin gentle active DIP flexion

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Late stage treatment for mallet finger

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  • discontinue splint, unless extensor lag

- gentle progressive strengthening at 8 weeks

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Early stage treatment for disruption of central slip

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  • splint at all times

- active flexion/extension of DIP joint

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Intermediate stage treatment for disruption of central slip

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  • wean to night splinting

- begin active/passive PIP motion

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Late stage treatment for disruption of central slip

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  • discontinue splint, unless extensor lag

- gentle progressive strengthening

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Stenosing tenosynovitis (trigger finger) stage 1

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Normal

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Stenosing tenosynovitis (trigger finger) stage 2

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a painful palpable nodule

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Stenosing tenosynovitis (trigger finger) stage 3

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triggering

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Stenosing tenosynovitis (trigger finger) stage 4

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the PIP joint locks joint into flexion and is unlocked with active PIP joint extension

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Stenosing tenosynovitis (trigger finger) stage 5

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the PIP joint locks and is unlocked with passive PIP extension

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Stenosing tenosynovitis (trigger finger) stage 6

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the PIP joint remains locked in flexion

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Endoneurium

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  • encompasses the axon or nerve fiber, protects against transmission of substances across membrane
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Perinerium

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  • surrounds each fasicle
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Epinerium

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  • outermost connective tissue, highly vascular, provides protection
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Peripheral nerve entrapment/compression

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  • chronic compression of a peripheral nerve characterized by pain and/or loss of motor strength and/or sensation
  • nerve injury occurs as it travels through a tunnel
  • may result in ischemic changes, edema, injury to the myelin
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Peripheral nerve lesion

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  • can occur from various forms or trauma, eg fracture, dislocation, wound
  • may result in demyelination, axonal degeneration, or both
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Polyneuropathy

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  • metabolic, nutritional, hereditary, immunologically mediated, infectious diseases, or neoplastic
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Mononeuropathies

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  • motor and sensory deficits limited in distribution
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Polyneuropathies

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  • bilateral and fairly symmetrical, affects large fibers distally first and sensory loss precedes motor loss
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Autonomic dysfunction

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  • can be seen with either poly- or mono- neuropathies
  • sympathetic>parasympathetic
  • anhidrosis
  • orthostatic hypotension
  • trophic changes
  • loss of erector pilae function
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Mononeuropathies

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  • weakness: dependent on motor units involved

- sensory: nerve field distal to injury site

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Polyneuropathies

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  • weakness: symmetrical and distal

- sensory: feet, then hands, bilateral

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Median N entrapment

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  • pronator teres syndrome
  • anterior interosseous syndrome
  • carpal tunnel syndrome
  • ligaments of struthers (can have pronator teres weakness)
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Pronator teres syndrome

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  • median N is compressed, or trapped between 2 heads of the pronator
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Pronator teres syndrome tests include

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  • pronator compression test
  • compression at pronator test
  • compression at lacertus fibrosis
  • compression at FDS
  • (+) hand of benediction
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Clinical features of pronator teres syndrome

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  • pain and TTP over pronator teres, increasing with activity
  • sensory changes thenar eminence
  • motor involvement in FPL, FDP, PQ, APB, OP, 1/2 of FPB
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Carpal tunnel syndrome

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  • compression neuropathy of the median N at the level of the wrist. Can lead to variable symptoms including numbness, tingling, hand and arm pain, and muscle dysfunction