Hand Surgery — Flashcards

_____ fracture - intra-articular comminuted fracture of the base of the first metacarpal with a T or Y configuration.

The _____ (bone) is typically injured due to a fall on an outstretched hand.

A scapholunate gap of _____ mm is suggestive of instability, with a gap >5 mm diagnostic of Scapholunate Dislocation if there is a positive cortical ring sign.

A positive _____ sign is when percussion of the wrist causes tingling.

Loss of _____ interossei in proximal ulnar nerve injury can be tested using the card test

Madelung deformity shows _____ prominent distal ulna and volar translation of the hand and the wrist (dorsal/volar)

Loss of _____ muscle in proximal ulnar nerve injury can be tested using the book test also known as Froment's sign

Nerve compression in carpal tunnel syndrome presents as _____, pain, and numbness in the distribution of the median nerve.

Loss of _____ interossei in proximal ulnar nerve injury can be tested using the egawa test

Complications of _____ scaphoid fractures include avascular necrosis and nonunion due to retrograde blood supply