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Hand & Upper Limb
intermediate
X-Type

Wrist Arthroscopy Indications

Wrist Surgery

A 35-year-old woman presents with persistent ulnar-sided wrist pain 6 months after a fall. She has tenderness in the TFCC region, a positive fovea sign, and pain with ulnar deviation and forearm rotation. MRI suggests a TFCC tear. Conservative treatment has failed. Regarding wrist arthroscopy:

Mark each as TRUE or FALSE

A

Indications for wrist arthroscopy include: diagnostic (chronic wrist pain with inconclusive imaging)...

B

Standard portals include the 3-4 portal (between third and fourth compartments, main viewing portal,...

C

Wrist arthroscopy is contraindicated for TFCC pathology; the 1-2 portal is the main viewing portal; ...

D

TFCC tears are classified by Palmer classification: Class 1 traumatic (1A central, 1B peripheral uln...

E

Scapholunate ligament injuries are assessed using the Geissler classification: Grade I (attenuation ...

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Click T (True) or F (False) for each option