Wrist and elbow injuries

FOOSH, radial sided wrist pain, Swelling is not always present

• scaphoid fracture

• Carpal tunnel syndrome

• De Quervains tenosynovitis

• Mallet finger

Match the injury to the description

• Flexor tendinopathy

• Compression of nerve at volar aspect of the wrist

• Extensory tendinopathy

• lateral sided elbow pain

• Carpal tunnel syndrome

• medial sided elbow pain

• ganglion cyst

• fluid-filled sac, often attaches to tendons

Which of these are correct terms to describe tendon injuries

• Tendinopathy

• Tenosynovitis

• Tendinitis

• Epicondylitis

Which of these muscles is involved in tennis elbow?

• Flexor carpi radialis brevis

• Extensor carpi radialis brevis

• Flexor hallucis longus

• Abductor pollicis longus

Golfers elbow refers to which injury/injuries?

• MCL sprain

• MCL strain

• Flexor tendinopathy

• Medial epicondylitis

Which of these are serious risk associated with elbow dislocation

• De-gloving injury

• Neurovascular compromise

• GHJ dislocation

• Associated fractures

Which nerve is compressed in cubital tunnel syndrome? (between the olecranon process and medial epicondyle of the humerus)

• Median

• Radial

• Ulna

• Auxiliary

Link the S&S of injury to the specific tissue type

• thickening of the tissue

• Nerve compression

• swelling

• Chronic tendon injury

• pins and needles

  numbness

• Degeneration of cartilage

• Catching

  clicking

  locking

• Ligament sprain

------ force causes elbow MCL sprains

Which secondary injury is often associated with chronic MCL sprains

• LCL sprains

• Tricep tendinitis

• Trochlea disruption

• Radial head fracture