2024 January UE Institute - Case Study Series: Focus on Soft Tissue/Tendon - TFCC Injuries and Carpal Instability

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Session Title:  2024 January UE Institute - Case Study Series: Focus on Soft Tissue/Tendon - TFCC Injuries and Carpal Instability

Presenters:  Jill Yanick, OTR/L, CHT and Kathleen Albert, MS, OTR/L, CHT

Moderator:  Heather Weesner, OTR/L, CHT

Learning Objectives:
At the end of the presentation, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe the RASL procedure as a surgical treatment option for scapholunate dissociation
  2. Understand dart throwers motion for the wrist and implications for rehabilitation
  3. Determine appropriate therapy interventions utilizing knowledge of carpal kinematics and tissue healing principles  

Duration:   One hour 15 minutes

CE Credit:  1.25 continuing education hours, or 0.125 CEUs

Recommended Resources:

Below are the recommended resources for this course:

Yanick, J. (2020). UE Institute Carpal Fractures: Wrist Injuries. Retrieved from asht.org
https://education.asht.org/system/files/materials/12388/2020_ue_institute_july_fractures_presentation_final_7.13.20.pdf

Wolff, A. L., & Wolfe, S. W. (2016). Rehabilitation for scapholunate injury: application of scientific and clinical evidence to practice. Journal of Hand Therapy, (29), 146-153.

Garcia-Elias, M., & Cantero Tellez, R. (2021). Classification and Management of Carpal Instability. In T. M. Skirven, A. L. Osterman, J. M. Fedorczyk, P. C. Amadio, S. B. Feldscher, & E.K. Shin (Eds.) Rehabilitation of the hand and upper extremity, (7th ed., pp. 890-900). Elsevier.

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