Forearm, wrist and hand

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Serious forearm, wrist and hand pathologies

  • Compartment syndrome
  • Space infection
  • Long flexor tendon rupture
  • Acute nerve palsy (e.g. wrist drop)
  • Fracture
  • AVN lunate/scaphoid

Special questions:-

  • Trauma and mechanism of injury or previous injury
  • Location of pain
  • Functional limitations
  • PMH
  • Were any diagnostic tests carried out and what were the results.

Forearm, wrist and hand pathway

Acute nerve palsy (wrist drop)

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Compartment syndrome

Cubital tunnel syndrome (CBTS)

De Quervian's tenosynovitis

Dupuytren's disease

Fracture

Ganglion

Keinbocks disease (lunate AVN)

Long flexor tendon rupture

Osteoarthritis (OA) thumb

Preisers disease (Scaphoid AVN)

Space infection of the hand

Trigger digit/thumb

Editorial Information

Next review date: 01/10/2027

Author(s): Reid J.

Version: 01.0

Approved By: Trauma & Orthopaedics Acute Governance

Reviewer name(s): Reid J, Tanagho A.