Long wrist spur

Introduction Bone spur, a common name for bone hyperplasia, also known as osteophytes, is a common orthopedic disease. It is generally considered to be associated with age aging, injury, obesity, endocrine disorders, abnormal bone cell metabolism, neurotrophic disorders, and local blood circulation changes. Related factors can be accompanied by severe pain. The long bone spur of the wrist is a phenomenon in which the wrist joint reinforces itself in response to degeneration. Generally speaking, if there is no compression to the nerve, there is no need to worry too much. As the age increases, each person will have a long bone spur more or less. situation.

Cause

It is generally believed that too much labor or exercise can cause excessive wear of bones near the joints and spurs in the worn parts. The occurrence of bone spurs is caused by many reasons. Such as rheumatoid disease, fractures, osteophytes, can cause bone spurs. However, in most people, especially middle-aged and elderly people, long bone spurs often have no clear reason. It is medically considered that this spur is mainly caused by senile bone deterioration. The forearm pronation, wrist drooping, and ulnar deformity gradually occur, and the joints gradually become stiff. The iliac crest and the lower end of the ulna occupy an important position in the development of the ulna and ulna.

an examination

Related inspection

Limbs and joints of limbs, limbs, joints, joint function, joint examination, arthroscopy

1, physical examination: joint local tenderness, joint swelling, friction, limited mobility, and even deformity.

2, imaging examination: imaging diagnosis of bone hyperplasia diagnosis and treatment including ultrasound, X-ray, magnetic resonance imaging, arthroscopy, etc., X-ray can be expressed as joint space stenosis, joint edge osteophyte formation.

Differential diagnosis

Differential diagnosis of long bone spurs:

1, ganglion cyst: more attached to the joint capsule or tendon sheath, can communicate with the joint cavity, tendon sheath. There is a single or multiple atrial, the capsule is a gelatinous mucus. A small, slow-growing mass appears outside, round or oval, above the leather surface. It is soft and soft at first, and it can feel a slight fluctuation. After prolonged fibrosis, it can be hard and more asymptomatic, and a small amount of soreness, pain or conscious weakness. In the armpits, when the knee is straight, the egg is large, and when the knee is bent, it is deep and not easy to touch. Some ganglion cysts can be self-defeating, but longer.

2, wrist swelling and palmar flexion activity limitation: patients with distal radius fractures, wrist pain swelling, especially palmar flexion activity.

Bone hyperplasia compresses the nerves causing pain in the wrist joints. The stiffness is not flexible, bending, pain, redness, paralysis, joint deformation, muscle weakness and other symptoms.

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