Wrist Disorders
A 35-year-old office worker presents with a firm, non-mobile bony bump on the dorsum of her right hand. It has been present for 2 years and is becoming increasingly painful with gripping activities. Examination reveals a fixed 1.5cm hard prominence at the base of the second and third metacarpals. There is no transillumination. A lateral radiograph shows a bony prominence at the carpometacarpal joint. Regarding carpal boss:
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A carpal boss is a bony prominence at the dorsal aspect of the second or third carpometacarpal (CMC)...
Clinical examination reveals a firm, immobile, bony hard mass on the dorsal wrist that does not tran...
A carpal boss is a soft tissue mass that transilluminates; it occurs on the palmar aspect of the wri...
Imaging should include a lateral radiograph with the wrist in 30-40 degrees of supination (carpal bo...
Conservative treatment includes activity modification, NSAIDs, padding, and corticosteroid injection...
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