Ortho Dx

OrthoDx: De Quervain Tenosynovitis

A 31-year-old woman presents with left wrist and thumb pain that has been present for 3 months. What is the best treatment option?

OrthoDx: Proximal Phalanx Fracture

A 22-year-old man presents with right-hand pain after a crush injury to his fifth finger while installing a dock at his lakefront property. What is the optimal treatment?

OrthoDx: Snapping Hip in Adolescent

A 13-year-old adolescent presents with “pain and a snapping feeling” in her right hip when running. What is the best treatment option?

OrthoDx: Ankle Fracture in Young Woman

A 31-year-old woman presents with left ankle pain following a fall on ice 2 days ago. What is the most likely diagnosis?

OrthoDx: Osteochondroma

A 19-year-old man presents with left thigh pain and a mass that he reports has been present for the past 2 years. What is the best treatment option?

OrthoDx: Chronic Ulnar Collateral Ligament Instability

A 34-year-old woman presents with left thumb pain and instability from a fall that occurred 4 years ago. What is the best treatment option?

OrthoDx: Extensor Pollicis Longus Tendon Rupture

A 28-year-old woman presents with an inability to extend her right thumb. She was recently treated for a nondisplaced distal radius fracture. What is the best treatment option?

OrthoDx: Thenar Atrophy

A 60-year-old woman presents with right wrist and hand pain that has worsened and she has noticed thenar atrophy in her right palm. What is the best treatment option?

OrthoDx: Isolated Posterior Malleolar Fracture

A 36-year-old man presents with right ankle pain from a fall earlier in the day. The pain prevents him from bearing weight on the ankle. What is the best treatment option?

OrthoDx: Radicular Pain Down Right Leg

A 52-year-old patient presents with lower back pain with radiation to the right lower extremity with the occasional numbness in the foot. What is the best treatment option?