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Wrist/hand Pathology
Orthopedic Pathologies of the wrist/hand
| Differential Diagnosis | Signs and Symptoms |
|---|---|
| Smith's Fracture | Garden Spade fork deformity, Pain, Swelling, Pt tenderness, loss circulation |
| Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | tingling/numbness hand, P! radiating from wrist, weakness in hands, loss sensation |
| Cyclist's Palsy | sensory loss, weakness hand and thumb, numbness/tinling in hand, weak pinching |
| Bowler's Thumb | numbness, P, tingling in thumb, decreased strength in thumb |
| Colle's Fracture | P, swelling, loss ROM/function, snapping/crushing sound |
| Jersery Finger | severe P, loss of function, palpable tendon on supinated hand, visible hematoma, unable flex DIP against resistance |
| Des Quervian's Disease | increased P over tendons/radial styloid process, crepitus at thumb, Increased P w/ abd, gripping, flex of thumb (Finkelstein's) |
| Game Keeper Thumb | P, swelling, bruising, increased P w/ ROM, jt laxity w/ abd/ext |
| Boutonniere Deformity | P!/swelling over PIP jt, PIP flex DIP hyperext, unable to ext PIP |
| Phalanx Fracture | P, pt tenderness, loss ROM, deformity, swelling, crepitus |
| Paronychia | nail fold red/swollen, P w/ palpation, produce purulent matter |
| Scaphoid Fracture | swelling, pt tenderness at snuff box, neuro deficits, loss grip strength, FOOSH, loss ROM, stiffness, P weight bearing (pushups) |
| Ulnar Neuropathy | paresthesia ulnar nerve distribution, P small fingers, weak grip strength, P/pt tenderness ulnar of wrist, +tinnels, mm atrophy, unable to ext 5th |
| Radial Nerve Compression | P/paresthesia over dorsal-radial wrist/hand, P ulnar deviation, abnormal sensations, difficulty ext elbow, mm weakness/atrophy, wrist/finger drop |
| Ganglion Cyst | notable lump, tingling/loss ROM/burning if near nerve, dull P/ache, tenserness, swelling, weakness, loss ROM, growing/shrinking lump, movement painfull |
| Wrist Sprains | swelling, P at time injury, P with wrist movement, bruising/discoloration, tenderness at injury site, popping/tearing at wrist, warm temp, |
| Lunate Dislocation/Subluxation | localized tenderness, crepitus with movement, instability, decreased grip strength, median nerve symptoms, swelling, fingers in partial flex |
| Mallet Finger | MOI:extreme/rapid flexion of finger, avulsion ext tendon, bone pull off w/ tendon, drooping finger tip, P, swelling, redness, unable ext DIP |
| Bennette’s Fracture | thumb fracture, P at base thumb, rapid swelling, decrease ROM, complications maybe tramatic arthritis, visible deformity, may have circulation problems (coldness/numbness in thumb) |
| IP Dislocations | stiffness, P, loss ROM, edema, deformity, numbness involved digit, instability jt, increased P w/ valgus/varus/distraction |
| Subungal Hematoma | increased P w/ pressure, black/bruised nail, blood underneath nail, nail may fall off, possible broken toe/finger |
| Hamate Fracture | decreased grip strength, P over hamate/with grip/flex 4th and 5th/with dorsi-ulnar deviation, nerve problems if impingment, tendonitis of flex tendons, wrist weakness |
| Boxer’s Fracture | fracture 5th, swelling, tenderness, deformity, heard crack/pop, P, bruising, weak/numb hand, abnormal bone movement, possible cut due to punching a wall |
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