xray

Symptoms

Complain of pain with prolonged standing

Complain feet tire easily

Examination

Overall alignment

Heel raises

Indications

1.  Persistent instability despite ORIF and LCL repair

2.  Gross acute instability, not suitable for surgery

3.  Delayed treatment > 4 weeks

Epidemiology

Young men

Aetiology

FOOSH

- axial load, dorsiflexion and radial deviation

DISI occurs in ulna deviation

Herbert Classification

Type A    Stable acute fracture

A1 Tubercle

NHx

Convincing association with development of osteoarthritis

- arthritic changes beginning at radial styloid

- progress to scaphocapitate & capitolunate 

Nalebuff Classification

Type I - Boutonniere 

- commonest

- MP flexion /  IP hyperextension

- usually EPB rupture with EPL subluxation

Type II

- Boutonniere & Swan Neck

- doesn't exist according to Nalebuff

Conditions

1.  PIPJ Synovitis

- synovectomy via dorsomedial approach

2.  Flexor tenosynovitis

- may cause trigger finger

- trial HCLA

- remove synovits but don't release A1 pulley

- will worsen ulna drift

3.  DIPJ

- rarely affects

Definition

Scapho-lunate advanced collapse

- caused by malalignment of scaphoid on radius

- due to scapholunate disruption

Most common cause of wrist OA

Pathology

1.  Radio-scaphoid degenerative changes

- from abnormal flexion of scaphoid

Definitions

Massive tear 

1.  > 5cm 

- retracted to humerus / glenoid margin

2.  At least 2 complete tendons

- lose SS / IS or SS / SC

Classification

Epidemiology

Rare 

- 2% of acute dislocations

Often missed

- < 1/ 52 25%

- < 6/52 25%

- < 6/12 25%

- > 6/12 25%

Aetiology

Epidemiology

Traumatic initial cause in 95%

M:F 2:1

Age of initial dislocation inversely related to recurrence rate

- patients younger than 20 have a redislocation rate of 90%

- between 20 - 40 years, redislocation rate of 60%

- patients > 40 years have a 10% rate of dislocation but a higher rate of cuff tears (up to 40% in patients > 60yrs)

Anatomy & Stability

1. Passive Stabilisers