Hand Surgery Exam Module — OrthopaedicPrinciples.com

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1. A 42 year old manual labourer complains of diminished ROM and grip weakness. Finsterer ‘s sign is positive. Xrays show stage 4 disease according to Lichtman’s classification. The best treatment for him is:

Radial shortening osteotomy
STT fusion
Proximal row carpectomy
Revascularization and external fixation
Wrist arthrodesis

(Question 1 of 10)

2. All the following are true about ulnar tunnel syndrome except :

MRI may be necessary to identify nerve compression due to ganglia arising from the triquetro-hamate joint.
Thrombosis of the ulnar artery can mimic symptoms of ulnar tunnel syndrome
Excision of non union ,will provide symptom relief in cases of nonunion of hook of hamate.
In type III lesions the deep motor branch of the ulnar nerve is usually involved.
It can be caused by nonunion of the hook of hamate

(Question 2 of 10)

3. The following is true about Viral brachial neuralgia EXCEPT

It is also called Parsonage Turner Syndrome or Neuralgic Amyotrophy
the long thoracic and the suprascapular nerve are commonly affected
MRI reveals intersitial muscle edema
Weakness precedes pain
More than 80% patients recover completely in 3 years

(Question 3 of 10)

4. What is the most common site of compression of the posterior interosseous nerve?

The tendinous margin of the extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle
The fibrous bands at the entrance of the radial tunnel
The proximal border of the superficial belly of the supinator (the arcade of Frohse)
The fan-shaped radial recurrent vessels(the leash of Henry)
The distal border of the supinator

(Question 4 of 10)

5. The causes for swan neck deformity are all except :

Attenuation of volar plate
Attentuation of central slip
DIP mallet finger
FDS rupture

(Question 5 of 10)

6. The following is true about wartenberg’s syndrome except:

It is also known as Cheiralgia paresthetica
It is a compressive neuropathy of the sensory branch of the radial nerve
Compression occurs between the brachioradialis and the abductor pollicis longus tendon
Forceful forearm pronation provocates the symptom

(Question 6 of 10)

7. A 21 year old man complains of ulnar sided wrist pain . there is tenderness over the distal radioulnar joint but there are no signs of instability. Xrays of wrist are normal. An MR arthrogram reveals a tear of the triangular fibrocartilaginous complex associated with central perforation. The injury can be classified according to palmer as

Class IB
Class 2B
Class2A
Class IA

(Question 7 of 10)

8. The peripheral nerve most likely to be involved in brachial plexus injuries associated with medial clavicle fracture is

Nerve of Bell
Radial Nerve
Median nerve
Ulnar nerve
Nerve to Rhomboideus

(Question 8 of 10)

9. For an unstable scaphoid fracture , following is not true:

Trans scaphoid perilunate injury
Fracture comminution
Scaphalolunate angle less than 60 degrees
More than 1 mm displacement

(Question 9 of 10)

10. The following are true about Dupuytren’s disease except

The Cleland’s ligaments are the last to involve.
Recurrence after surgery is as high as 50%
A PIP joint flexion contracture more than 15 degrees or a MCP joint flexion contracture more than 30 degrees are considered indications for surgery.
The best predictor for central neurovascular bundle displacement is the presence of a PIP joint flexion contracture.
There is no role for intralesional injections of gamma interferon

(Question 10 of 10)

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