Wrist and Hand Flashcards
Distal Radius Fracture
Break at distal end of radius.
FOOSH
Colles Fracture
distal radius fracture with dorsal angulation
FOOSH with wrist extension
Smith fracture
distal radius fracture with wrist flexion
FOOSH with wrist flexion
Barton’s fracture
radius fracture with dislocation of radio-carpal joint
FOOSH
Distal ulna fracture
break at distal ulna
Impact
Scaphoid fracture
fracture at scaphoid
FOOSH or rapid radial deviation of wrist
Chauffeur Fracture
fracture at radial styloid
FOOSH with wrist extension
Greenstick fracture
only in children, mainly in long bones
Ulnar styloid Fracture
associated with distal radius fracture or rapid ulnar deviation of wrist
Benediction Sign
ulnar neuropathy, hypothenar wasting
Ape hand
median neuropathy, thenar wasting
Wrist drop
Radial neuropathy
Froment’s sign
can’t pinch, ulnar neuropathy
Anterior interosseous nerve palsy
can’t do “OK” sign
Wartenberg’s syndrome
numbness radial side of dorsum of hand, NO motor loss
Boxer fracture
fracture in neck of 5th met
Bennet Fracture
partial intra-articular fx of thumb
Rolando fracture
complete intra-articular fx of thumb
Kienbock’s Disease
AVN lunate
Preiser’s Disease
AVN scaphoid
Claw fingers
MCP ext, IP flex, increased exterinsic ext tone.
Median and Ulnar nerve palsies
Scapohid instability testing
Scaphoid shift test
Watson catch up clunk
Scaphoid ballottment test
TFCC testing
pain with compression and pronation Limited wrist ext>flex Ulnomeniscotriquetral doral glide ulnar fovea sign piano keys test TFCC toad test ulnar compression test
Golfer’s fracture
hook of hamate fracture