Upper limb

Question 1

What is the carpal tunnel?

Answer 1

formed by the carpal bones and the flexor retinaculum

Question 2

what passes through the carpal tunnel?

Answer 2

median nerve and 9 flexor tendons

Question 3

What is carpal tunnel syndrome?

Answer 3

swelling of anything in the carpal tunnel leading to compression of nerves

Question 4

What is the most common cause of carpal tunnel syndrome?

Answer 4

idiopathic

Question 5

What does the patient experience in carpal tunnel syndrome?

Answer 5

parathesiae in the median nerve innervated digits usually worse at night

Question 6

What test is performed by percussing over the median nerve?

Answer 6

Tinel’s test

Question 7

Which test is performed by holding the wrists in the hyper flexed position?

Answer 7

Phalen’s test

Question 8

What is cubital tunnel syndrome?

Answer 8

compression of the ulnar nerve at the elbow

Question 9

where does the ulnar nerve usually get compressed?

Answer 9

behind the medial epicondyle

Question 10

how would weakness of ulnar nerve innervated muscles present?

Answer 10

abduction of the index finger and adductor pollicis

Question 11

what tests are done in cubital syndrome?

Answer 11

Tinel’s and Froment’s