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Question 1

Normal cubitus angle of the elbow is ?

Answer 1

5-15 degrees

Question 2

Excessive cubitus valgus degree is ?

Answer 2

15-30 degrees

Question 3

Excessive cubitus varus degree is ?

Answer 3

less than 5 to -5 degrees

Question 4

Gun stuck deformity angle of the elbow in degrees

Answer 4

-15 degrees

Question 5

Medial Epicondylosis is a degeneration that occurs with repeated forced _____ & ______ during activities and the most commonly affected muscles involved are _____ & ______

Answer 5

Active wrist flexion & passive wrist extension & forearm pronation / pronator teres & flexor carpi radialis

Question 6

Medial epicondylosis special test

Answer 6

Medial epicondylosis test

Question 7

Lateral epicondylosis is the most common overuse syndrome of the elbow, it involves these repetitive movements _______ & _______ and the most commonly involved muscle is _______\

Answer 7

Wrist Extension & supination / extensor carpi radialis brevis

Question 9

Special tests for lateral epicondylosis

Answer 9

Mills , Cozens, Maudsleys

Question 10

Tear in the ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow is due to

Answer 10

Valgus stress force

Question 11

Special test for ulnar collateral ligament tear

Answer 11

Valgus stress test

Question 12

Subluxation of radial head from annular ligament due to sudden longitudinal traction applied to the hand is known as _______

Answer 12

Nursemaids elbow

Question 13

Mechanism of injury for nursemaids elbow

Answer 13

Pronation, slight flexion

Question 14

Intervention for nursemaids elbow

Answer 14

Hyper pronation & flexion-supination techniques applied by a physician

Question 15

Most common type of elbow dislocation. Typically caused by falling on an outstretched hand, hyperextension injury.

Answer 15

Posterior elbow dislocation

Question 16

Posterior elbow dislocation often is treated with posterior splint during the immobilization phase, splint is in which position and what angle

Answer 16

45-90 degrees of elbow flexion

Question 17

Pronator teres syndrome is a compression neuropathy of what nerve

Answer 17

Median nerve at the elbow between the two heads of the pronator teres

Question 18

Anterior interosseous nerve syndrome is a typically due to what and what is it characterized by

Answer 18

Due to forearm fracture / pinch deformity

Question 19

What causes the pinch deformity seen in anterior interosseous syndrome

Answer 19

Weakness of flexor pollicis longus and lateral half of flexor digitorum profundus (uses adductor pollicis as compensation)

Question 20

Cubital tunnel syndrome is an entrapment neuropathy of which nerve

Answer 20

Ulnar nerve at the medial aspect of elbow between two heads of flexor carpi ulnaris

Question 21

Cubital tunnel syndrome , ulnar nerve neuropathy special tests

Answer 21

Tinnels & elbow flexion tests

Question 22

Radial nerve entrapment causes _________ which is the entrapment of the ________ nerve between __________ at the level of the proximal forearm

Answer 22

Radial Tunnel Syndrome / posterior interosseous nerve / the two heads of the supinator muscle

Question 23

Signs and symptoms of radial tunnel syndrome include

Answer 23

Weakness of supinator and finger extensor muscle, pain more severe with extending the elbow, pronating the forearm, flexing the wrist, may also lose extensor function

Question 24

A scaphoid fracture generally includes pain and swelling in the ________?

Answer 24

Anatomic Snuffbox

Question 25

Garden Spade Deformity is known as what kind of fracture

Answer 25

Smith Fracture

Question 26

Dinner fork deformity is known as what type of fracture

Answer 26

Colles Fracture

Question 27

Smith fracture: Anterior, Palmer displacement of the distal _____ is caused by falling on the outstretched hand with the what mechanism ______

Answer 27

Radius / wrist flexion and forearm supination

Question 28

Colles fracture: posterior, dorsum displacement of the distal _____ is caused by falling on the outstretched hand with the what mechanism ______

Answer 28

Radius / wrist extension

Question 29

What splint can we use for wrist fractures

Answer 29

Thumb spica splint

Question 30

Gamekeeper / Skier thumb is a sprain of the ___________ ligament of the thumb due to _______ force applied on thumbs MCP joint

Answer 30

Ulnar collateral ligament / valgus stress

Question 31

triangular fibrocartilage complex tear (TFCC) is due to compressive force on the TFCC while performing ________

Answer 31

Ulnar deviation

Question 32

The TFCC is a structure between what 3 structure, what is its function

Answer 32

Lunate, triquetrum, and ulnar head / stabilizes ulnar aspect of wrist

Question 33

What wrist can we use for TFCC

Answer 33

Wrist widget

Question 34

In de quervain tenosynovitis, tendons that are inflamed include the _______ & _______ supplied by _______

Answer 34

Extensor pollicis brevis & abductor pollicis longus / posterior interosseous nerve

Question 35

Cause of de quervain tenosynovitis include

Answer 35

- trauma to radial styloid process - repetitive ulnar deviation - swelling (ex: pregnancy)

Question 36

Special test used for de quervain tenosynovitis

Answer 36

Finkelstein

Question 37

Tests for carpal tunnel syndrome

Answer 37

Phalan, reverse phalan, tinnel’s tests

Question 38

Special tests for ulnar tunnel syndrome

Answer 38

Froment Sign (flexing the flexor pollicis longus instead of adductor pollicis) + tinnels test

Question 39

What splint can we use for ulnar tunnel syndrome

Answer 39

Cock up splint

Question 40

When the patient is asked to make a fist and the ring and little finger flex and but the middle and index fingers cannot flex at MCP or IP joints this is called _______ happens due to lesion of the _______ at the _______

Answer 40

Hand of benediction / median nerve / cubital fossa

Question 41

Movement of the thumb is severely limited, no flexion, extension, opposition, abduction …. This is called ______, it is a lesion of the _______ nerve

Answer 41

Ape hand / median nerve

Question 42

Fingers are noticeably curved or bent can affect one or more of your fingers but typically the 4th and 5th digits, this is called ________ and it is a lesion of which nerve

Answer 42

Claw hand / ulnar nerve

Question 43

A condition where the wrist and fingers cannot extend, they just drop, what is this called and what nerve injury affects it

Answer 43

Wrist drop / Radial Nerve

Question 44

Seen in arthritis, Enlargement of the proximal IP joints on dorsal surface (PIP) is known as

Answer 44

Bouchard nodes

Question 45

Seen in arthritis, enlargement of the distal IP joints on dorsal surface (DIP) is called

Answer 45

Herberdens Nodes

Question 46

What is seen in hand arthritis in the carpometacarpal MCP area

Answer 46

Hyperextension of MCP

Question 47

What special test can we use to test for carpometacarpal hand osteoarthritis

Answer 47

Grind test