Microsurgery in Hand Surgery — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Severe deformities of Volkmann's ischemic contracture can be managed by using a _____ procedure

Answer: bone shortening

Flashcard 2: Mild deformities of Volkmann ischemic contracture can be managed by using a _____

Answer: Turnbuckle/Volkmann splint

Flashcard 3: Knuckle bender splint which is used in the management of _____ nerve palsy.

Answer: ulnar

Flashcard 4: Which tendon is used for **finger extension** in radial nerve injury, according to the **Modified Jones** tendon transfer?

Answer: Flexor carpi radialis (FCR)

Extra: **Tendon Transfers for Radial Nerve Palsy (Modified Jones):** - **Pronator Teres (PT)** → Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis (ECRB) for wrist extension. - **Flexor Carpi Radialis (FCR)** → Extensor Digitorum Communis (EDC) for finger extension. - **Palmaris Longus (PL)** → Extensor Pollicis Longus (EPL) for thumb extension. *Note: The "modification" in the Modified Jones transfer is using the FCR instead of the FCU for finger extension to preserve the FCU for wrist stabilization.*

Flashcard 5: _____ splint is used for radial nerve palsy

Answer: Cock-up

Flashcard 6: _____ or Brandt's tendon transfers are alternative options available for radial nerve injury

Answer: Boyes

Flashcard 7: What is the first line rx of trigger finger?_____

Answer: Steroid injections

Flashcard 8: Bosworth technique is a surgical technique used for _____ elbow

Answer: tennis

Flashcard 9: Which tendon is used for wrist drop in radial nerve injury, according to Modified Jones tendon transfer?_____

Answer: Pronator teres

Flashcard 10: This is the _____ test, used for diagnosis of De Quervain's tenosynovitis

Answer: Eichhoff's