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L7 Orthopedic D. Wahby Ghalib
Disorders of the Wrist
Radial club hand
Absence of whole or part of radius
Hand is in radial deviation
Isolated or associated other anomalies (cardiac, blood, vertebral, GI)
Rx : manipulation + splintage surgery
Madelung deformity
Congenital or posttraumatic
Lower radius curves forward & medially
Rx : if function affected
osteotomy

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Kienbock Disease
= crushing osteochondritis of lunate
It is AVN of lunate
Cause : unknown
May be : relatively short ulna
CF: wrist pain & weak grip
XR:
bone density
o collapse
o OA
Rx : splintage
o shortening of radius
o arthrodesis
De Quervain`s Disease
o Tenosynovitis of the compartment of APL
& EPB
o Cause : overuse
o CF : middle aged female
o pain & swelling over radial styloid
o Finkelstein t.
o Rx : NSAIDS
o steroid injection
o surgery

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Ganglion
Commonest swelling in the wrist
Pathology : myxoid degeneration in a ligament or capsule
It is a cyst that contains mucoid material
CF : painless swelling
Rx : removal if troublesome or unsighty
Recurrence is common
Mubark A. Wilkins