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What is a mucous cyst?

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Out-pouching of the DIP joint synovial fluid

Found in OA

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What symptoms do mucous cysts usually have for the patient?

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  • painful
  • sometimes there is discharge
  • deform nail, causing ridge
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How is a mucous cyst usually treated?

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may be left alone

OR in some cases = excision

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How is a ganglion cyst defined?

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  • Outpouchings of synovial cavity
  • Filled with synovial fluid

=> more common where high concentration of synovial joints eg. wrist

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What symptoms can a ganglion cyst cause?

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  • Fluctuate (not always there)
  • painless
  • may feel tight
  • Usually resolve with time
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How are ganglions managed?

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  • Left alone
  • aspirated (difficult as fluid inside is so viscous)
  • excision if causing difficulty to patient
    (e. g. keeps catching it on clothes etc)
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Tendons in the fingers run within what?

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The Flexor tendon sheath

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What can finger tendon swelling lead to?

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Trigger Finger (catches in flexion)

swollen tendon gets caught on A1 pulley

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What is the function of pulleys in the fingers?

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Anchor tendons to bones for more effective fine movement

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Explain the different stages of Trigger Finger

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Early: Finger sticks in flexion but can spring back to extension after period of time

Middle: Pt needs to use their other hand to extend the finger

Late: Patient cannot extend the finger at all

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What methods of examination can confirm a suspected trigger finger?

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demonstrate triggering

tender over A1 pulley

feel nodule pass beneath pulley

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How is Trigger Finger treated?

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Often resolves spontaneously
=> splint to prevent flexion

Tendon sheath inj.

- steroid + Local anaesthetic
- often curative
- may be repeated up to 3x

Surgery

- under General or Local Anaesthetic
- divide A1 pulley (not A2 or 4 as these are the most important)
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What hand condition is characterised by a painful, red and swollen thumb that has come on spontaneously?

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De Quervains Tenosynovitis

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What examination can be used to test for De Quervains?

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Finklestein’s test

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How is De Quervains managed?

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First:

  • NSAIDS
  • splint
  • rest

Next:
- steroid injection

Finally:
- surgical decompression

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What group of people are particularly likely to get De Quervains?

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Pregnant women

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What condition thickens and contracts the subdermal fascia leading to a fixed flexion deformity of the fingers?

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Dupuytrens Contracture

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How do Dupuytren’s contractures usually begin?

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Usually starts as palmar pit/nodule

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What can predispose to Dupuytren’s Contracture?

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  • genetics (?Viking)
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • alcohol/cirrhosis
  • smoking
  • epilepsy/anti-epileptic medication
  • ?trauma
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What examination is most useful in determining a Dupuytrens contracture?

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Table top test

If patient cant extend fingers far enough their hand will not be flat on the table

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How is Dupuytren’s contracture usually treated conservatively?

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  • stretches

- activity modification

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What surgical treatments are available for a Dupuytrens Contracture?

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  • non-segmental/ segmental fasciectomy
  • dermofasciectomy (skin graft)
  • amputation if severe (past PIP)
  • percutaneous needle fasciotomy
    (release that can be repeated)
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What is a Paronychia?

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  • infection within nail fold
  • May result in pus collection
  • often in children
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What action is a large risk for paronychia formation?

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How are paronychias usually treated?
- elevate (as with any infection) - antibiotics - incise and drain collection
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How does an infection within the tendon sheath usually present?
Tracking up palm + arm Extremely painful limited extension (including passive), due to pain May have tracking lymphangitis
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How is a tendon sheath infection usually treated?
wash out tendon sheath **surgical emergency**
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What part of a hand history is the most important?
- dominant hand - PMHx - DM - arthritis - cardio-resp (for GA factors) - Occupation - Hobbies/sports
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If there is a history of trauma what points of the history are most important?
- crush/ sharp/ burn - gloves/protective items worn? - timing of injury - especially if partial/complete amputation - Degloving (skin seperation) - Estimate level of energy
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What should you look for when examining a hand injury?
``` Wound Nails Deformity Swelling Point of tenderness Movement Neurological ```
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When inspecting a hand injury wound, what is important to look for?
``` Where How long How deep Clean/dirty Skin loss Obvious structures in wound e.g. bone/tendon/foreign bodies/dirt/grit ```
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What is the name given to a collection of blood under the nail bed and nail plate?
Subungual haematoma
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How is a subungual haematoma treated?
If pressure causing pain => Trephine - Needle through nail plate and bed to relieve pressure and blood
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What is the drawback of relieving the pressure in a subungual haematoma?
Nail may eventually fall off | BUT will grow back
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How are nail and nail bed injuries classified, and what does each class affect?
``` Type 1- Soft tissue only Type 2- Soft tissue + nail Type 3- Soft tissue + nail + bone Type 4- Proximal ⅓ of phalanx Type 5- proximal to DIP Joint ```
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How is each level of nail/nailbed injury treated?
Level 1 + 2- dressing only Level 3- repair nail bed + stabilise bone Level 4- as above unless <5mm of nail bed ➞ ablate If tip of finger = not available, terminalise or V-Y flap
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What is a Boxers fracture?
Fracture of the 5th Metacarpal near the MCP joint
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How is a Boxers Fracture treated?
``` Buddy Strap (to adj. finger) Early mobilisation ```
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An avulsion fracture of the DIP joint is given what name?
Mallet Finger
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How would a Mallet fracture present on examination?
resisted finger extension | tenderness/bruising
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How is Mallet Finger treated?
Constant mallet splint for 6 weeks Occasionally fix large displaced avulsion fragment using wire Dermatotenodesis (chronic cases)
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How is a PIP joint dislocation treated acutely?
pull to reduce buddy strap delayed presentation may not reduce => bone fusion
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Where is a Bennetts Fracture usually found?
At 1st MCP joint
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How is the hand divided into sections when discussing tendon injury?
``` I - distal to FDS tendon II - No mans land III - Lumbrical Origin IV - Carpal Tunnel V - Muscle Tendon Junction ```
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What are the basic principles for a patient presenting with an extensive and mutilating injury to the hand?
- Preserve amputated parts on ice - Early debridement - Establish stable bony support - Establish vascularity - Repair all tissues- nerves, tendons - Establish skin grafts/flaps - Prevent/treat infection - Aggressive mobilisation
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Why is a zig-zag incision used to surgically repair a dupuytrens contracture?
A straight incision would heal as a scar which is difficult and painful to flex Zig-zag scar allows movement with less pain
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What is considered the "Standard Burns Treatment"
respiratory infection dehydration pain relief
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What treatments are specifically used for burns in the hands?
- Excise damaged skin - perform split skin grafts early - Aggressive mobilisation to prevent finger stiffness - Escharotomy (releasing burnt skin)
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What is Eschar?
Thick, leathery, inelastic skin which can form after burns **May require surgical release to allow movement**

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