Wrist and hand Flashcards
Dequervains Tenosynovitis
Anatomy involved” Brevis sandwich”
- Extensor pollocis longus/Brevis, Abductor pollicis longus
- (+) Finkelsteins test
- most common overuse injury at wrist
- stenosing 1st compartment (EPB, APL)
Treatment for Dequervains
- Rest during initial stage (25-72% cure rate)
- Thumb spica splint- leave IP free to move
- Cortisone injection
Intersection syndrome
- Inflammatory condition of 1st and 2nd compartments, where they intersect ( APL/EPB (1st) and ECRL and ECRB)
- 4-6 cm proximal to RC joint
Dx: extended wrist, circumduct thumb
Treatment for intersection syndrome
- Rest
- Activity modification
- Splinting
- NSAIDS
- injection
1st compartment
- Extensor Pollicis brevis
2. Abductor Pollicis longus
2nd compartment
- Extensor Carpi radialis longus
2. Extensor Carpi radialis brevis
Stener Lesion
- UCL displaced under the adductor aponeurosis, healing cannot occur.
- consult with Orthopedist
bennets fracture
- Most common fx of 1st MC
- MOI: axial compressive load on a flexed thumb
- get proximal displacement of 1st metacarpal due to APL tendon attachment
Jersey Finger
Flexor digitorum profundus avulsion fx
- MOI: forced hyperextension against active flexion (going to grab jersey)
- most common at 4th MCP, sometimes 5th
- Loss o AROM at DIP joint- “make a fist”- fingertip cant touch palm
Volar plate avulsion fx
- volar plate fibrocartilage that reinforces joint capsule of MCP, PIP and DIP
- prevents hyperextension– MOI extension
- x-ray shows “V sign”
- > 40% articular surface involved in fx, surgica stabilization needed.
6 criteria to dx wrist fx in ER
- Swollen
- Pain with palpation
- Pain with AROM flex or ext
- Pain with PROM flex or ext
- Pain with gripping
- Pain with supination
Most common carpal fx *
Scaphoid
Scaphoid fx *
- x-ray usually negative, want MRI, CT, bone scan
Special test: Axial load of thumb - palpate scaphoid in snuffbox with one hand, with other, take thumb and compress into snuffbox +LR of 49- Excellent! to rule in and out
Hook of hamate fx
MOI: abutment of hook of hamate on an object (golf club handle etc)
- common in racket sports
- cant use standard x-rays need carpal tunnerl and supinated oblique views
- dx with CT and bone scan
- EXCISION HAS BETTER OUTCOME THAN ORIF (7-10 week return to sport vs 12 weeks for cast)
AVN of lunate
AVN of lunateKienbocks disease
Scapholunate injury
MOst common wrist ligament injury
MOI: fall on pronated wrist, excessive wrist ext/ulnar dev
Special Test: Watson/scaphoid shift test
- palpate scaphoid on volar aspect of hand and give dorsal pressure
- extend and ulnarly deviate wrist and let go
- (+) for clunk/pain- because no lig integrity, no spring back and once pressure released, scaphoid flexes into radius
Tx: surgery primary
Lunotriquetrial injury
MOI: Foosh
Sx: ulnar sided wrist pain
Special test: Lunotriquetrial Shear test
- give dorsal pressure to triquetrium to shear lunate dorsally. (+) painful click with instability
x-ray usually normal,
Tx: conservative, immobilization 2/2 not usually progressing to arthritis
- persistent pain –> surgery
DRUJ and TFCC
TFCC primary stabilizer of DRUJ
- consists of
- dorsal and palmar radioulnar ligament
- ulnolunate lig
- ulnotriquetrial lig
- disc
MOI: acute trauma (fall) FOOSH or sport related
Special tests: Supination lift test, press test (100% sen),
piano key sign, DRUJ ap/pa hypermobility, grind test
Tx: brace (wrist widget, compression tape to DRUJ, surgery)
Distal Radius Fx
Can be Smith, Colles or Barton Fx
Smith’s fx
- “Dinner fork deformity”
- volar displacement of distal radius
Tx: ALL NEED REDUCTION
Non-op- splint until swelling goes down then cast
Colles fx
- fx of distal radius in a DORSAL direction (vs volar for smith’s)
- also extraarticular fx (vs Barton’s)
Barton’s fx
Fx of distal radius in either a dosal or volar direction but it is an INTRAARTICULAR fx (vs smiths and colles)