wrist and hand ailments

Question 1

nail plate is thinner and weaker as a result of a severe fungus infection

Answer 1

spoon nail aka kiolonychia

Question 2

natural convexity becomes concavity

Answer 2

kiolonychia aka spoon nail

Question 3

due to either a pulmonary or cardiovascular disease

Answer 3

clubbed nails

Question 4

colles’ fracture aka

Answer 4

dinner fork fracture

Question 5

fracture of the radius with in 20-35 mm of the wrist joint with posterior angulation of the distal fragment

Answer 5

dinner fork fracture

Question 6

fracture of the radius within 20-25 mm of the wrist joint with anterior angulation of the distal fragments

Answer 6

Smith’s fracture

Question 7

Fracture of the fourth or fifth metacarpal neck with anterior displacement of the head

Answer 7

Bar room fracture

Question 8

Bennett’s fracture

Answer 8

fracture through base of first metacarpal neck with dorsal and radial displacement of the shaft

Question 9

fracture of the second or third metacarpal neck with anterior displacement of the head

Answer 9

Boxer’s fracture

Question 10

Avascular necrosis of carpal lunate

Answer 10

Keinboch’s disease

Question 11

Keinboch’s disease is most commonly found in males between the ages of _____ and is usually _____

Answer 11

20-40, unilateral

Question 12

____ ulnar bone is found in __% of Keinboch’s disease

Answer 12

short, 75%

Question 13

replace lunate with plastic implant as well as reduce hand trauma is treatment for

Answer 13

Keinboch’s disease

Question 14

Increased lunate density, localized and radiating wrist pain with swelling and disability

Answer 14

keinboch’s disease

Question 15

2 muscles in De Quervain’s disease

Answer 15

abductor pollicus longus

extensor pollicus brevis

Question 16

overuse repititious ulnar and radial deviation of the wrist

Answer 16

stenosing tenosynovitis aka De Quervain’s disease

Question 17

De Quervain’s disease treatment

Answer 17

rest

Question 18

small painless nodule in palmar aponeurosis, palpation reveals a hard cord over the flexor tendon, passive extension makes it taught

Answer 18

dupuytren’s contracture

Question 19

trigger finger

Answer 19

flxn feels normal: but re-extension is accompanied by a painful snap that can be refered to dorsum of the hand

Question 20

avulsion of the flexor digitorum profundus tendon.

Answer 20

jersey finger

Question 21

terminal phalanx of the finger is permanently flexed at distal joint: cannot be voluntarily extended

Answer 21

Mallet finger

Question 22

rupture of the extensor tendon that inserts on the terminal phalanx and or possible fracture of distal phalanx

Answer 22

Mallet finger

Question 23

women is usually multiple and due to heredity @ metapausal age
men seem to have only one and usually due to trauma

Answer 23

Heberden’s nodes

Question 24

nodules are painless and do not limit motion

Answer 24

herberden’s nodes

Question 25

inflammation of terminal finger pad and is confined by tough fascia, dull pain gradually becomes throbbing with intense tenderness. presence of puss and may become osteomyelitis

Answer 25

felon

Question 26

subungal abscess between nail plate and periosteum. palpation provokes pain skin over mantle of nail swollen reddened and painful.

Answer 26

Paronychia aka hangnail