Best Practice Case Studies-Three Don't Miss Wrist Injuries

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Mike Henehan, a faculty member at Stanford O'Connor Sports Medicine Fellowship Program, discusses common wrist injuries in sports medicine: TFCC (triangular fibrocartilage complex), scapholunate dissociation, and scaphoid fracture. His physical exam begins with wrist movement assessments to detect pain or limited motion. For scaphoid fractures, he checks tenderness in the anatomical snuff box and uses a grind test. For scapholunate dissociation, he recommends palpating the wrist dorsum and performing Watson's test. For TFCC issues, palpation over the ulna and performing a grind test identifies tenderness, indicating pathology.

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Topic Hand and Wrist

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2nd Edition, CASE 17

2nd Edition

Hand and Wrist

wrist injuries

TFCC

scaphoid fracture

scapholunate dissociation

sports medicine