AUE Exam Functional Anatomy of the Hand Questions & answers | A Graded
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What are the main treatment goals post FTR? - Tendon to heal without rupture or gapping
Free gliding of the tendon w/o hindrance from surrounding tissues
Achieve tendon gliding w/ minimal stress on the healing repair
Decrease the work of flexion; minimize joint stiffness and edema
AUE Exam Functional Anatomy of
the Hand Questions & answers | A
Graded
What are the main treatment goals post FTR? - ✔✔Tendon to heal without rupture or gapping
Free gliding of the tendon w/o hindrance from surrounding tissues
Achieve tendon gliding w/ minimal stress on the healing repair
Decrease the work of flexion; minimize joint stiffness and edema
Sufficient strength w/ excursion for daily activities
What is "work of flexion"? - ✔✔Force needed to overcome resistance to make a fist
Glide resistance
Edema of the hand
Joint stiffness
Passive tension of extensors
It should be minimized post FTR
What are the 3 main rehab protocols post FTR? - ✔✔Immobilization
Early passive mobilization
, Early activie mobilization
how long should you immobilize tendon repair? - ✔✔3-4 weeks
How do you initiate active mobilization? - ✔✔active contraction of the flexor tendon
Who is the Immobilization Protocol for? - ✔✔Children
Cognitively impaired
Non-compliant pts
What type of cast will the pt be in for immobilization protocol? - ✔✔Dorsal blocking
cast Neutral wrist
MP: 50 degree flexion
IP extension
When do you initiate passive flexion and edema managment in the immobilization protocol? - ✔✔3-
4 weeks
What are the advantages of early passive motion protocol? - ✔✔Promote synovial and diffusion
and instrinsic healing
Reduce joint stiffness
measureable gliding occurs
When is therapy initiated with the early passive motion protocol? - ✔✔3-4 days post surgery
What protocol is used for manual passive flexion? - ✔✔Duran protocol
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