Ulnar Impaction Syndrome
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To diagnose ulnar impaction syndrome, the PT can perform the following:
- Complete wrist exam
- Palpation
o Look for tenderness dorsally just distal to ulnar head
o Look for tenderness just volar to the ulnar styloid process
- Ulnocarpal stress test
o Place wrist in maximum ulnar deviation
o Apply axial load to wrist
o Passively rotate forearm through supination and pronation
o + Test = reproduction of patient’s pain
- Compare to contralateral wrist
- Imaging – check for ulnar variation
o Neutral rotation P-A radiograph with elbow in 90° flexion
o Pronated grip P-A radiograph
o May have subchondral sclerosis, cystic changes, or osteophyte formation
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