Best Practice Case Studies-Case 130 Asset 5 Sports Injury of the Hand and Wrist

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The lecture, introduced by Robbie Bowers, focused on high-yield sports hand and wrist injuries for CAQ exam preparation. Dr. Eric Latska, a sports medicine physiatrist at the University of Washington, presented a broad overview of common and testable conditions affecting the distal forearm, wrist, palm, and fingers.<br /><br />He began with ulnar-sided wrist pathology, including TFCC injuries, DRUJ instability, ulnar abutment syndrome, and distal radius fractures. He then covered carpal injuries such as ganglion cysts, scapholunate and lunotriquetral ligament tears, perilunate and lunate dislocations, Kienböck disease, scaphoid fractures, and hook of hamate fractures. He also reviewed tendon and compartment problems including De Quervain tenosynovitis, intersection syndromes, ECU tendinopathy/subluxation, carpal tunnel syndrome, cyclist’s palsy, and Wartenberg syndrome.<br /><br />The second half addressed hand and finger injuries: thumb CMC osteoarthritis, Bennett and Rolando fractures, metacarpal shaft and neck fractures, lumbrical tears, skier’s thumb/gamekeeper’s thumb, boxer’s knuckle, volar plate injuries, MCP/PIP/DIP dislocations, jersey finger, mallet finger, central slip tears, trigger finger, A2/A4 pulley injuries, nail bed injuries, Seymour fracture, and bowler’s thumb.<br /><br />Throughout the talk, Dr. Latska emphasized classic exam maneuvers, imaging choices, and treatment principles, often noting when MRI, ultrasound, or x-ray is most useful. He highlighted sports-specific mechanisms and the importance of recognizing injuries that require urgent surgical management. The session concluded with a brief Q&A about nail bed ultrasound findings and the role of ultrasound on the CAQ exam.

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Edition 4th Edition

Related Case 4th Edition, Case 130

Topic Hand

Keywords

4th Edition

4th Edition, Case 130

Hand

sports hand injuries

wrist injuries

TFCC injury

carpal fractures

De Quervain tenosynovitis

carpal tunnel syndrome

thumb CMC osteoarthritis

Bennett fracture

mallet finger

ultrasound imaging