Forearm/Wrist/Hand / 3

Question 0

occurs most commonly in flexor compartment of forearm and the anterior tibial compartment of the leg

Answer 0

volkmann’s ischemic compression compartment

Question 1

peripheral nerves can tolerate up to blank hours of tissue ischemia

Answer 1

2-4

Question 2

volkmanns ischemic compression will present severe pain which follow initial pain free period when muscle is losing blank

Answer 2

circulation

Question 3

blank and blank to the touch are presentations of volkmanns ischemic compression

Answer 3

parasthesia/coolness

Question 4

this is vulnerable at the medial elbow at the cubital tunnel

Answer 4

ulnar nerve neuropathy

Question 5

true compression of the ulnar nerve will cause blank losses

Answer 5

motor and sensory

Question 6

median nerve entrapment is blank and due to blank

Answer 6

rare, entrapment

Question 7

median nerve entrapment presents with blank deficit

Answer 7

sensory/motor

Question 8

disorder resulting from compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel

Answer 8

carpal tunnel

Question 9

carpal tunnel is most common in blank

Answer 9

middle aged women

Question 10

webbing of the fingers

Answer 10

syndactyly

Question 11

soft painful mass at wrist tenosynovitis, inflammation and damage leading to instability of intracarpal ligaments is characteristic of blank

Answer 11

rheumatoid arthrits

Question 12

ra can involve all joints of blank

Answer 12

thumb

Question 13

osteophyte formation at dorsal aspect of IP joints is characteristic of blank

Answer 13

osteoarthritis

Question 14

excessive thickening of tendon sheath

Answer 14

stenosing tenosynovitis

Question 15

trigger thumb causes inability to blank finger and may be accompanied by a blank

Answer 15

extend, snapping sound

Question 16

keinboch’s deformity is

Answer 16

avascular necrosis of lunate

Question 17

treatment of keinbochs deformity

Answer 17

fusing carpals

Question 18

madelungs deformity

Answer 18

bowing of radius abnormally

Question 19

mallet finger

Answer 19

dip flexion

Question 20

mallet finger is aka blank and is when blank ruptures from blank

Answer 20

baseball finger, extensor, distal phalanx

Question 21

this may require decompression by drilling hole in finger nail to relieve pressure and pain

Answer 21

subungual hematoma

Question 22

middle and proximal phalangeal fractures are blank compared to distal ones

Answer 22

much more serious

Question 23

undisplaced middle or proximal phalangeal fracture requires a double blank whereas displaced requires a blank

Answer 23

finger splint, wrist splint

Question 25

colle’s fracture

Answer 25

foosh, distal radius fracture

Question 26

What is Volkman’s ischemic compression

Answer 26

Swelling that engulfs the compartment

Question 27

How long can muscle tolerate ischemia

Answer 27

6 hours but doesn’t regenerate

Question 28

What is normal intercompartment pressure

Answer 28

0-8 mmhg

Question 29

What compartment pressure indicates that decompression is needed

Answer 29

30-40 mmhg

Question 30

How long is the incision open after decompression of Volkman’s ischemic compression

Answer 30

7-10 days

Question 31

TOS causes pathology to what

Answer 31

Whole arm and hand

Question 32

Median nerve compression causes pathology to what

Answer 32

Sensory and motor to forearm and hand

Question 33

Anterior interosseous compression causes pathology to what

Answer 33

Motor in forearm and hand

Question 34

Ulnar nerve compression causes pathology to what

Answer 34

Sensory and motor in hand

Question 35

Congenital anomalies of the wrist and hand should be surgically repaired when

Answer 35

Before 1 year due to the development of the grasp

Question 36

What is the 2 main causes of infection in the hand

Answer 36

Staphylococcus aureus and streptococcus

Question 37

What are the percents of infection due to staph aureus and strep

Answer 37

Staph Aureus: 50-80%

Strep: 15%

Question 38

What X-Ray view best images the scaphoid

Answer 38

Oblique view