Hand 2015 Flashcards
- A 76-year-old woman underwent a left below-elbow amputation. Prior to the amputation, she had a stroke that caused a paretic, painful, clenched hand. Her hand became severely infected, necessitating amputation. She continues to have phantom pain, perceiving that her amputated hand is clenched. What is the best therapy modality at this time?
- Iontophoresis
- Contrast baths
- Mirror therapy
- Low-level laser therapy
- Electrical stimulation
- Mirror therapy
RECOMMENDED READINGS
Hartzell TL, Rubinstein R, Herman M. Therapeutic modalities–an updated review for the hand surgeon. J Hand Surg Am. 2012 Mar;37(3):597-621. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2011.12.042. Epub 2012 Feb 2. Review. PubMed PMID: 22305724.
Rostami HR, Arefi A, Tabatabaei S. Effect of mirror therapy on hand function in patients with hand orthopaedic injuries: a randomized controlled trial. Disabil Rehabil. 2013 Sep;35(19):1647-51. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2012.751132. Epub 2013 Jan 22. PubMed PMID: 23336124.
Moseley GL. Graded motor imagery is effective for long-standing complex regional pain syndrome: a randomised controlled trial. Pain. 2004 Mar;108(1-2):192-8. PubMed PMID: 15109523.
- A 40-year-old woman has a closed oblique ring finger metacarpal fracture. There is no rotational deformity. Radiographs reveal a 10-degree apex-dorsal angulation and 2 mm of shortening. What is the expected outcome for fracture healing in this position?
- Nonunion
- Normal function
- Extensor tendonitis
- Flexion deformity of the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint
- Flexion deformity of the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint
- Normal function
RECOMMENDED READINGS
Strauch RJ, Rosenwasser MP, Lunt JG. Metacarpal shaft fractures: the effect of shortening on the extensor tendon mechanism. J Hand Surg Am. 1998 May;23(3):519-23. PubMed PMID: 9620194.
Al-Qattan MM. Outcome of conservative management of spiral/long oblique fractures of the metacarpal shaft of the fingers using a palmar wrist splint and immediate mobilisation of the fingers. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2008 Dec;33(6):723-7. doi: 10.1177/1753193408093559. Epub 2008 Jul 28. PubMed PMID: 18662959.
- Figure 28 shows an injury sustained by a 60-year-old man 4 weeks ago. Since that time he has had substantial pain and catching of his finger during attempts at range of motion. What is the most appropriate treatment at this point?
- Tendon debridement
- Release of the A2 pulley
- Tendon repair with core sutures
- Tendon repair with epitendinous sutures
- Wound closure without tendon repair or debridement
- Tendon repair with epitendinous sutures
RECOMMENDED READINGS
Haddad R, Scherman P, Peltz T, Nicklin S, Walsh WR. A biomechanical assessment of repair versus nonrepair of sheep flexor tendons lacerated to 75 percent. J Hand Surg Am. 2010 Apr;35(4):546-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.12.039. Epub 2010 Mar 2. PubMed PMID: 20189731.
Mostofi A, Palmer J, Akelman E. Flexor tendon injury. In: Chung KC, ed. Hand Surgery Update V. Rosemont, IL: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; 2012:181-192.
- Figure 39 is the clinical photograph of a 2-year-boy who has bilateral camptodactyly of 25 degrees at each of his ring finger proximal interphalangeal joints. No other abnormalities are present, and his parents report developmental milestones have all been reached on time. The boy’s father is concerned that the contractures will negatively influence his ability to engage in sports. What is the best next step?
- Observation
- Volar plate release
- Proximal phalanx extension osteotomies
- A progressive stretching and splinting program
- Rerouting a slip of the flexor digitorum superficialis to the extensor central slip
- A progressive stretching and splinting program
RECOMMENDED READINGS
Goldfarb CA. Congenital hand anomalies: a review of the literature, 2009-2012. J Hand Surg Am. 2013 Sep;38(9):1854-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.03.023. Epub 2013 May 14. Review. PubMed PMID: 23683863.
Rhee SH, Oh WS, Lee HJ, Roh YH, Lee JO, Baek GH. Effect of passive stretching on simple camptodactyly in children younger than three years of age. J Hand Surg Am. 2010 Nov;35(11):1768-73. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.07.032. PubMed PMID: 21050962.
- A 23-year-old man cut the dorsal and ulnar aspects of his long finger on a table saw. The dorsal and ulnar skin over the middle phalanx is missing, with a 2-cm x 2-cm area of loss. There is a 50% loss of the extensor tendon (ulnar), and the remaining tendon has no tenosynovium. The physician should recommend irrigation and debridement and
- wet-to-dry dressing and early motion.
- tendon repair, and thenar flap coverage.
- full-thickness skin graft.
- reversed cross-finger flap from the ring finger.
- cross-finger flap coverage from the ring finger.
- reversed cross-finger flap from the ring finger.
RECOMMENDED READINGS
Atasoy E. Reversed cross-finger subcutaneous flap. J Hand Surg Am. 1982 Sep;7(5):481-3. PubMed PMID: 7130658.
Kappel DA, Burech JG. The cross-finger flap. An established reconstructive procedure. Hand Clin. 1985 Nov;1(4):677-83. PubMed PMID: 3831054.
- A 25-year-old snowboarder has a contaminated open tibial fracture. He was down for several hours before being rescued and transported. He also sustained a cold injury to his fingers, which are blue and have multiple hemorrhagic blisters. What is the most appropriate timing for aggressive finger debridement/ amputation?
- Prior to definitive fixation of the tibial fracture
- Prior to irrigation and debridement (I & D) of the tibial fracture
- During I & D of the tibial fracture
- During definitive fixation of the tibia
- No set time; delay until necrotic tissue demarcation
- No set time; delay until necrotic tissue demarcation
RECOMMENDED READINGS
Golant A, Nord RM, Paksima N, Posner MA. Cold exposure injuries to the extremities. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2008 Dec;16(12):704-15. Review. PubMed PMID:19056919.
Wolfe SW, Hotchkiss RN, Pederson WC, Kozin SH, eds. Green’s Operative Hand Surgery. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier; 2011:2114-2116.
- Which examination finding points toward a brachial plexus injury rather than root avulsion?
- Winging of the scapula
- Intact rhomboid function
- A biceps with 0/5 strength
- An ipsilateral clavicle fracture
- Decreased radial artery pulse
- Intact rhomboid function
RECOMMENDED READINGS
Caporrino FA, Moreira L, Moraes VY, Belloti JC, Gomes dos Santos JB, Faloppa F. Brachial plexus injuries: diagnosis performance and reliability of everyday tools. Hand Surg. 2014;19(1):7-11. doi: 10.1142/S0218810414500026. PubMed PMID: 24641734.
Tubbs RS, Tyler-Kabara EC, Aikens AC, Martin JP, Weed LL, Salter EG, Oakes WJ. Surgical anatomy of the dorsal scapular nerve. J Neurosurg. 2005 May;102(5):910-1. PubMed PMID: 15926718.
- A 72-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus has right hand numbness. Provocative test findings are consistent with carpal tunnel syndrome, and electrodiagnostic study (EDS) findings show prolonged median motor and sensory distal latencies with low-amplitude thenar compound muscle action potential. Poor prognosis is most associated with which factor?
- Diabetes
- Older age
- Female gender
- Right-hand involvement
- Severity of EDS findings
- Severity of EDS findings
RECOMMENDED READINGS
Kronlage SC, Menendez ME. The benefit of carpal tunnel release in patients with electrophysiologically moderate and severe disease. J Hand Surg Am. 2015 Mar;40(3):438-444.e1. doi: 10.1016/j. jhsa.2014.12.012. PubMed PMID: 25708432.
Bland JD. Carpal tunnel syndrome. BMJ. 2007 Aug 18;335(7615):343-6. Review. PubMed PMID: 17703044.
Bland JD. Do nerve conduction studies predict the outcome of carpal tunnel decompression? Muscle Nerve. 2001 Jul;24(7):935-40. PubMed PMID: 11410921.
Tomaino MM, Weiser RW. Carpal tunnel release for advanced disease in patients 70 years and older: does outcome from the patient’s perspective justify surgery? J Hand Surg Br. 2001 Oct;26(5):481-3. PubMed PMID: 11560433.
Stevens JC. AAEM minimonograph #26: the electrodiagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome. American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine. Muscle Nerve. 1997 Dec;20(12):1477-86. Review. PubMed PMID: 9390659.
- Which method of flexor tendon repair that necessitates excursion through the A2 pulley allows for the most thorough assessment of tendon gliding?
- 4-strand repair with 6-0 epitendinous suture with Bier block anesthesia
- 4-strand repair with 6-0 epitendinous suture under local anesthesia only
- 6-strand repair with regional anesthesia
- 8-strand repair with regional anesthesia
- Repair of the flexor tendon with incision of the remaining A2 pulley
- 4-strand repair with 6-0 epitendinous suture under local anesthesia only
RECOMMENDED READINGS
Lalonde D. Minimally invasive anesthesia in wide awake hand surgery. Hand Clin. 2014 Feb;30(1):1-6. doi: 110.1016/j.hcl.2013.08.015. Epub 2013 Nov 9. Review. PubMed PMID: 24286736.
Lalonde DH, Martin AL. Wide-awake flexor tendon repair and early tendon mobilization in zones 1 and 2. Hand Clin. 2013 May;29(2):207-13. doi: 10.1016/j.hcl.2013.02.009. Epub 2013 Mar 15. Review. PubMed PMID: 23660056.
- Figures 96a and 96b are the radiographs of an 18-year-old man who had surgery 6 months ago at an outside institution. He is being referred now because he has persistent pain. He is tender over the scaphoid at the snuffbox. What is the most appropriate next imaging step in his pain workup?
- Bone scan
- MR imaging with contrast
- MR imaging without contrast
- CT scan along the scaphoid axis
- Axial-cut CT scans with reformats
- CT scan along the scaphoid axis
RECOMMENDED READINGS
Ring D, Jupiter JB, Herndon JH. Acute fractures of the scaphoid. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2000 Jul- Aug;8(4):225-31. Review. PubMed PMID: 10951111.
Lutsky K, Matzon JL. Persistent fracture line after scaphoid fracture fixation. J Hand Surg Am. 2014 Nov;39(11):2294-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.08.030. Epub 2014 Oct 3. PubMed PMID: 25282721.
Yin ZG, Zhang JB, Gong KT. Cost-Effectiveness of Diagnostic Strategies for Suspected Scaphoid Fractures. J Orthop Trauma. 2015 Aug;29(8):e245-52. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000000316. PubMed PMID: 25756914.
Yin ZG, Zhang JB, Kan SL, Wang XG. Diagnosing suspected scaphoid fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2010 Mar;468(3):723-34. doi: 10.1007/s11999-009-1081-6. Epub 2009 Sep 15. Review. PubMed PMID: 19756904.
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Which muscle or tendon function is most likely disrupted by the finding in the MR image shown in
Figure 103?
- First dorsal interosseous
- Flexor pollicis longus (FPL)
- Long-finger flexor digitorum profundus (FDP)
- Small-finger FDP
- Extensor pollicis longus (EPL)
- Small-finger FDP
RECOMMENDED READINGS
Yamazaki H, Kato H, Nakatsuchi Y, Murakami N, Hata Y. Closed rupture of the flexor tendons of the little finger secondary to non-union of fractures of the hook of the hamate. J Hand Surg Br. 2006 Jun;31(3):337- 41. Epub 2006 Mar 30. PubMed PMID: 16580104.
Klausmeyer MA, Mudgal CS. Hook of hamate fractures. J Hand Surg Am. 2013 Dec;38(12):2457-60; quiz 2460. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.06.004. Epub 2013 Jul 26. Review. PubMed PMID: 23891177.
- A 34-year-old smoker has acute (less than 6 hours) onset of right hand ischemia. His blood pressure is 188/90 mm Hg. His hand is cool and pale; however, he can move his fingers with some discomfort. There is no swelling and no history of trauma. Radial and ulnar pulses are not palpable, but they are present by Doppler examination. What is the best next step?
- Angiogram
- Ulnar artery thrombectomy
- Magnetic resonance angiogram (MRA)
- Transthoracic echocardiogram
- Measurement of compartment pressures
- Angiogram
RECOMMENDED READINGS
Rapp JH, Reilly LM, Goldstone J, Krupski WC, Ehrenfeld WK, Stoney RJ. Ischemia of the upper extremity: significance of proximal arterial disease. Am J Surg. 1986 Jul;152(1):122-6. PubMed PMID: 3728805.
Pellerin O, Delorme L, Bellmann L, Sapoval M. Clinical presentation and percutaneous endovascular management of acute left subclavian artery thrombosis: report of two cases. Diagn Interv Imaging. 2014 Jan;95(1):95-9. doi:10.1016/j.diii.2013.07.005. Epub 2013 Sep 4. PubMed PMID: 24012286.
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Figure 140 is the T1-weighted MR image of a 24-year-old man who has a 6-month history of right wrist pain. He fell on an outstretched hand while skateboarding 18 months ago and had pain that resolved after several weeks. Radiographs of his right wrist demonstrate an established scaphoid nonunion at the waist with a humpback deformity and no signs of arthritis. What is the best next step?
- Proximal row carpectomy
- Scaphoid excision and 4-corner fusion
- Vascularized dorsal distal radial pedicle graft and fixation
- Vascularized medial femoral condyle graft and fixation
- Open reduction and internal fixation with a cancellous bone graft
- Vascularized medial femoral condyle graft and fixation
RECOMMENDED READINGS
Al-Jabri T, Mannan A, Giannoudis P. The use of the free vascularised bone graft for nonunion of the scaphoid: a systematic review. J Orthop Surg Res. 2014 Apr 1;9:21. doi: 10.1186/1749-799X-9-21. Review. PubMed PMID: 24690301; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3976175.
Jones DB Jr, Bьrger H, Bishop AT, Shin AY. Treatment of scaphoid waist nonunions with an avascular proximal pole and carpal collapse. A comparison of two vascularized bone grafts. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2008 Dec;90(12):2616-25. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.G.01503. PubMed PMID: 19047706.
- During closed reduction of an apex-volar angulated distal radius fracture, which maneuver, in addition to traction, likely will provide the best fracture reduction?
- Pronation of the wrist
- Ulnar deviation of the wrist
- Volar translation of the lunate
- Flexion of the lunocapitate joint
- Extension of the radiocarpal joint
- Volar translation of the lunate
RECOMMENDED READINGS
Agee JM. Distal radius fractures. Multiplanar ligamentotaxis. Hand Clin. 1993 Nov;9(4):577-85. Review. PubMed PMID: 8300728.
Agee JM, Szabo RM, Chidgey LK, King FC, Kerfoot C. Treatment of comminuted distal radius fractures: an approach based on pathomechanics. Orthopedics. 1994 Dec;17(12):1115-22. PubMed PMID: 7899154.
- When viewing the wrist joint arthroscopically from the 3-4 portal, what is the correct order of the volar extrinsic wrist ligaments from radial to ulnar?
- Scapholunate, lunotriquetral, ulnotriquetral
- Short radiolunate, long radiolunate, radioscaphocapitate
- Radioscapholunate, radioscaphocapitate, long radiolunate
- Radioscaphocapitate, long radiolunate, short radiolunate
- Radial collateral, long radiolunate, short radiolunate
- Radioscaphocapitate, long radiolunate, short radiolunate
RECOMMENDED READINGS
Bettinger PC, Cooney WP 3rd, Berger RA. Arthroscopic anatomy of the wrist. Orthop Clin North Am. 1995 Oct;26(4):707-19. PubMed PMID: 7566915.
Berger RA. Arthroscopic anatomy of the wrist and distal radioulnar joint. Hand Clin. 1999 Aug;15(3):393- 413, vii. Review. PubMed PMID: 10451815.
Berger RA. The anatomy of the ligaments of the wrist and distal radioulnar joints. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2001 Feb;(383):32-40. Review. PubMed PMID: 11210966.