Hand, Wrist and Forearm

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§ A.1 — Medical Care · page 7 of the guideline.

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§ A.2 — Rendering Of Medical Services · page 7 of the guideline.

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§ A.3 — Positive Patient Response · page 7 of the guideline.

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§ A.4 — Re-Evaluate Treatment · page 7 of the guideline.

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§ A.5 — Education · page 7 of the guideline.

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§ A.6 — Acuity · page 8 of the guideline.

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§ A.7 — Initial Evaluation · page 8 of the guideline.

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§ A.8 — Diagnostic Time Frames · page 8 of the guideline.

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§ A.9 — Treatment Time Frames · page 8 of the guideline.

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§ A.10 — Delayed Recovery · page 8 of the guideline.

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§ A.11 — Active Interventions · page 9 of the guideline.

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§ A.12 — Active Therapeutic Exercise Program · page 9 of the guideline.

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§ A.13 — Diagnostic Imaging And Testing Procedures · page 9 of the guideline.

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§ A.14 — Surgical Interventions · page 10 of the guideline.

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§ A.15 — Pre-Authorization · page 10 of the guideline.

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§ A.16 — Psychological/Psychiatric Evaluations · pages 10–11 of the guideline.

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§ A.17 — Personality/Psychological/Psychosocial Intervention · page 11 of the guideline.

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§ A.18 — Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) · pages 11–12 of the guideline.

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§ A.19 — Return To Work · page 12 of the guideline.

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§ A.20 — Job Site Evaluation · pages 12–13 of the guideline.

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§ A.21 — Guideline Recommendations And Medical Evidence · page 13 of the guideline.

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§ A.22 — Experimental/Investigational Treatment · page 13 of the guideline.

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§ A.23 — Injured Workers As Patients · page 13 of the guideline.

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§ A.24 — Scope Of Practice · pages 13–14 of the guideline.

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§ B.1.a — History Taking and Physical Exam · page 14 of the guideline.

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§ B.1.b — History Of Present Injury (HPI) · page 14 of the guideline.

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§ B.1.c — Past History · pages 14–15 of the guideline.

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§ B.1.d — Physical Examination · page 15 of the guideline.

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§ B.1.d.i — Visual inspection - Examine both hands, wrists and forearms and look for and note asymmetries and for deformities suggestive of degeneration, · page 15 of the guideline.

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§ B.1.d.iii — Range of motion/quality of motion (active and passive); The range of motion (ROM) of the hand, wrist and forearm should be determined both · page 15 of the guideline.

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§ B.1.d.v — Joint integrity / stability - Stress the ligaments to assess the stability and compare to contralateral unaffected side · page 15 of the guideline.

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§ B.1.d.vii — Assess neurologic (motor, sensory and reflexes) and vascular status · pages 15–16 of the guideline.

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§ B.1.e — Red Flags · page 16 of the guideline.

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§ B.1.f — Assessing Red Flags · pages 16–17 of the guideline.

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§ B.1.g — Diagnostic Criteria · pages 17–21 of the guideline.

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§ B.1.h — Rehabilitation Principles · pages 21–22 of the guideline.

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§ C.1 — Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) · page 23 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.a — Medical History · page 23 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.b — Physical Exam · pages 24–25 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.c.i — Electrodiagnostic Studies · pages 25–26 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.c.i.a — Electrodiagnostic Studies · pages 26–27 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.c.i.b — Ultrasound (Diagnostic) · page 27 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.c.i.c — Magnetic Resonance Imaging · page 27 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.d — Initial Treatment · page 27 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.d.i — Wrist Splinting · pages 27–28 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.d.ii — Patient Education · page 28 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.d.iii — Continuation of Activities · page 28 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.d.iv — Work Activities · pages 28–29 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.e — Diagnosis · page 29 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.f — Medications · page 29 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.f.i — Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) for Treatment of Acute, Subacute, or Chronic CTS · page 29 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.f.ii — NSAIDs for Patients at High Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding · pages 29–30 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.f.iii — NSAIDs for Patients at Risk for Cardiovascular Adverse Effects · page 30 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.f.iv — Acetaminophen for Treatment of CTS Pain · page 30 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.f.ix — Lidocaine Patches · pages 31–32 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.f.v — Systemic Glucocorticosteroids · page 31 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.f.vi — Diuretics · page 31 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.f.vii — Opioids · page 31 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.f.viii — Vitamins (including pyridoxine) · page 31 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.f.x — Gabapentin · page 32 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.g — Rehabilitation · page 32 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.g.i.a — Therapeutic Exercise · pages 32–33 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.g.i.b — Yoga · page 33 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.g.i.c — Biofeedback · page 33 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.g.ii — Therapy - Passive · page 33 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.g.ii.a — Ice / Self-Applied Ice · page 33 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.g.ii.b — Heat / Self-Applied Heat · page 33 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.g.ii.c — Diathermy · page 33 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.g.iii — Manipulation and Mobilization · page 34 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.g.iv — Manipulation of the Spine for Acute, Subacute, or Chronic CTS · page 34 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.g.ix — Therapeutic Touch · page 35 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.g.v — Acupuncture · page 34 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.g.vi.a — Magnets · page 34 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.g.vi.b — Pulsed Magnetic Field Therapy · page 34 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.g.vii — Low Level Laser therapy (LLLT) · page 34 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.g.viii — Massage and Soft Tissue Massage · pages 34–35 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.g.x — Ultrasound · page 35 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.g.xi — Phonophoresis · page 35 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.g.xii — Iontophoresis · page 35 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.g.xiii.a — Carpal Tunnel Steroid Injections · pages 35–36 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.g.xiii.b — Carpal Tunnel Steroid Injections for Treatment of Acute, · page 36 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.g.xiii.c — Carpal Tunnel Steroid Injections for Treatment of Non · page 36 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.g.xiii.d — Intramuscular Injections · page 36 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.g.xiii.e — Insulin · page 36 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.g.xiii.f — Botulinum Injections · page 37 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.h — Surgery · page 37 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.h.i — Surgical Release · pages 37–38 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.h.ii — Open or Edoscopic Release · page 38 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.h.iii — Antibiotics for Patients Undergoing Carpal Tunnel Release · page 38 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.h.iv — Antibiotics For Post Operative Infection · page 38 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.i.a — Epineurotomy · page 38 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.i.b — Internal Neurolysis · page 39 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.i.c — Flexor retinacular lengthening · page 39 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.i.d — Ulnar Bursal Preservation · page 39 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.i.e — Altering the Location of the Incision to “Superficial Nerve-Sparing · page 39 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.i.f — Ulnar Incisional Approach · page 39 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.i.g — Flexor Tenosynovectomy · page 39 of the guideline.

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§ C.1.i.h — Biopsy of Abnormal Tenosynovium · page 39 of the guideline.

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§ C.2 — Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex (TFCC) Tears · page 39 of the guideline.

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§ C.2.a — Physical Exam · page 39 of the guideline.

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§ C.2.b — Medical History · pages 39–40 of the guideline.

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§ C.2.c — Initial Assessment · page 40 of the guideline.

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§ C.2.c.ii.d — Mobilization / Immobilization · page 59 of the guideline.

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§ C.2.d.i — X-rays · page 40 of the guideline.

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§ C.2.d.ii — MRI · page 40 of the guideline.

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§ C.2.d.iii — Arthroscopy · page 40 of the guideline.

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§ C.2.e — Medications · page 40 of the guideline.

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§ C.2.e.i — Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) for Treatment of Acute, Subacute, or Chronic TFCC Tears · pages 40–41 of the guideline.

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§ C.2.e.ii — NSAIDs for Patients at High Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding · page 41 of the guideline.

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§ C.2.e.iii — NSAIDs for Patients at Risk for Cardiovascular Adverse Effects · page 41 of the guideline.

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§ C.2.e.iv — Acetaminophen for Treatment of TFCC Tears Pain · page 42 of the guideline.

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§ C.2.e.v — Opioids · page 42 of the guideline.

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§ C.2.f — Rehabilitation · pages 42–43 of the guideline.

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§ C.2.f.i.a — Therapeutic Exercise · page 43 of the guideline.

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§ C.2.f.ii.a — RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) · page 43 of the guideline.

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§ C.2.f.ii.b — Cryotherapy / Heat · page 43 of the guideline.

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§ C.2.f.ii.c — Self-Application of Heat · page 44 of the guideline.

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§ C.2.f.iii — Immobilization · page 44 of the guideline.

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§ C.2.g.i — Surgical Repair (Arthroscopic or Open Surgical Repair) · page 44 of the guideline.

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§ C.2.g.ii — Ulna Shortening and Wafer Procedures for Chronic Triangular · page 44 of the guideline.

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§ C.3 — Crush Injuries and Compartment Syndrome · pages 44–45 of the guideline.

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§ C.3.a — Physical Exam · page 45 of the guideline.

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§ C.3.b — Medical History · page 45 of the guideline.

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§ C.3.c — Initial Assessment · page 45 of the guideline.

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§ C.3.d.i — X-Rays · page 45 of the guideline.

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§ C.3.d.ii — MRI/CT · pages 45–46 of the guideline.

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§ C.3.e — Medications · page 46 of the guideline.

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§ C.3.e.i — Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) for Treatment of Acute, Subacute, or Chronic Crush injuries and Compartment · page 46 of the guideline.

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§ C.3.e.ii — NSAIDs for Patients at High Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding · page 46 of the guideline.

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§ C.3.e.iii — NSAIDs for Patients at Risk for Cardiovascular Adverse Effects · page 47 of the guideline.

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§ C.3.e.iv — Acetaminophen for Treatment of Crush injuries and Compartment · page 47 of the guideline.

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§ C.3.e.v — Opioids - for Pain from Acute, Subacute, Chronic or Post-Operative · pages 47–48 of the guideline.

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§ C.3.f — Rehabilitation · page 48 of the guideline.

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§ C.3.f.i.a — Therapeutic Exercise · page 48 of the guideline.

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§ C.3.f.ii.a — Elevation and Relative Rest · page 49 of the guideline.

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§ C.3.f.ii.b — Self-Application of Ice · page 49 of the guideline.

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§ C.3.f.iii.a — Splinting · page 49 of the guideline.

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§ C.3.g.i — Surgery · page 49 of the guideline.

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§ C.4 — Kienböck Disease · page 50 of the guideline.

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§ C.4.a.i — X-Rays · page 50 of the guideline.

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§ C.4.a.ii — CT · page 50 of the guideline.

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§ C.4.a.iii — MRI · page 50 of the guideline.

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§ C.4.a.iv — Screening for Systemic Disorders · page 50 of the guideline.

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§ C.4.b — Medications · pages 50–51 of the guideline.

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§ C.4.b.i — Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) for Treatment of Acute, Subacute, or Chronic Kienböck disease · page 51 of the guideline.

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§ C.4.b.ii — NSAIDs for Patients at High Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding · page 51 of the guideline.

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§ C.4.b.iii — NSAIDs for Patients at Risk for Cardiovascular Adverse Effects · pages 51–52 of the guideline.

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§ C.4.b.iv — Acetaminophen for Treatment of Kienböck disease Pain · page 52 of the guideline.

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§ C.4.b.v — Topical Medications · pages 52–53 of the guideline.

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§ C.4.b.vi — Opioids · page 53 of the guideline.

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§ C.4.c — Rehabilitation · pages 53–54 of the guideline.

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§ C.4.c.i.a — Therapeutic Exercise – Acute Phase · page 54 of the guideline.

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§ C.4.c.i.b — Therapeutic Exercise – Post-Operative/Recovery · page 54 of the guideline.

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§ C.4.c.ii — Therapy: Passive · page 54 of the guideline.

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§ C.4.c.iii — Splints · pages 54–55 of the guideline.

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§ C.4.d — Surgical Treatment · page 55 of the guideline.

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§ C.5 — Wrist Sprains · page 55 of the guideline.

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§ C.5.a.i — X-Rays · page 55 of the guideline.

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§ C.5.a.ii — CT Scan · page 55 of the guideline.

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§ C.5.a.iii — MR Arthrography · pages 55–56 of the guideline.

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§ C.5.b — Medications · page 56 of the guideline.

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§ C.5.b.i — Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) for Treatment of Acute, Subacute, or Chronic Wrist Sprain · page 56 of the guideline.

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§ C.5.b.ii — NSAIDs for Patients at High Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding · pages 56–57 of the guideline.

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§ C.5.b.iii — NSAIDs for Patients at Risk for Cardiovascular Adverse Effects · page 57 of the guideline.

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§ C.5.b.iv — Acetaminophen for Treatment of Wrist Sprain Pain · page 57 of the guideline.

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§ C.5.b.v — Opioids · pages 57–58 of the guideline.

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§ C.5.c — Rehabilitation · page 58 of the guideline.

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§ C.5.c.i.a — Therapeutic Exercise - for treatment of moderate or severe acute or subacute wrist sprains. · pages 58–59 of the guideline.

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§ C.5.c.ii.a — Relative Rest · page 59 of the guideline.

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§ C.5.c.ii.b — Ice – Self-application · page 59 of the guideline.

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§ C.5.c.ii.c — Heat – Self-appliation · page 59 of the guideline.

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§ C.5.d — Surgery · page 59 of the guideline.

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§ C.6 — Mallet Finger · page 59 of the guideline.

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§ C.6.a.i — X-Rays · page 60 of the guideline.

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§ C.6.a.ii — Ultrasound · page 60 of the guideline.

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§ C.6.b — Medications · page 60 of the guideline.

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§ C.6.b.i — Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) for Treatment of Acute, Subacute, or Chronic Mallet finger · page 60 of the guideline.

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§ C.6.b.ii — NSAIDs for Patients at High Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding · pages 60–61 of the guideline.

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§ C.6.b.iii — NSAIDs for Patients at Risk for Cardiovascular Adverse Effects · page 61 of the guideline.

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§ C.6.b.iv — Acetaminophen for Treatment of Mallet Finger Pain · page 61 of the guideline.

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§ C.6.b.v — Opioids for Treatment of Acute, Subacute, or Chronic Mallet Finger · pages 61–62 of the guideline.

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§ C.6.c.i.a — Therapeutic Exercise · page 62 of the guideline.

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§ C.6.c.ii.a — Splints - Extension Splinting With the Joint in a Neutral · pages 62–63 of the guideline.

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§ C.6.c.ii.b — Instructions for Splint Wear · page 63 of the guideline.

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§ C.6.d — Surgery · page 63 of the guideline.

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§ C.7 — Flexor Tendon Entrapment (Tenosynovitis and Trigger Digit) · page 63 of the guideline.

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§ C.7.a — Diagnostic Studies · page 63 of the guideline.

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§ C.7.b — Medications · page 63 of the guideline.

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§ C.7.b.i — Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) for Treatment of Acute, Subacute, or Chronic Flexor tendon entrapment · pages 63–64 of the guideline.

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§ C.7.b.ii — NSAIDs for Patients at High Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding · page 64 of the guideline.

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§ C.7.b.iii — NSAIDs for Patients at Risk for Cardiovascular Adverse Effects · page 64 of the guideline.

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§ C.7.b.iv — Acetaminophen for Treatment of Flexor Tendon Entrapment Pain · pages 64–65 of the guideline.

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§ C.7.b.v — Opioids · page 65 of the guideline.

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§ C.7.c.i.a — Glucocorticosteroid Injections · pages 65–66 of the guideline.

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§ C.7.c.i.b — Splint · page 66 of the guideline.

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§ C.7.d — Rehabilitation · page 66 of the guideline.

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§ C.7.d.i.a — Therapeutic Exercise · page 66 of the guideline.

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§ C.7.d.i.b — Therapeutic Exercise – Patients with Residual Deficits · pages 66–67 of the guideline.

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§ C.7.e — Surgery · page 67 of the guideline.

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§ C.8 — Extensor Compartment Tenosynovitis (Including de Quervain’s Stenosing Tenosynovitis and Intersection Syndrome) · page 67 of the guideline.

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§ C.8.a — Diagnostic Studies · page 67 of the guideline.

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§ C.8.a.i — X-Rays · page 67 of the guideline.

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§ C.8.a.ii — MRI · pages 67–68 of the guideline.

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§ C.8.b — Medications · page 68 of the guideline.

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§ C.8.b.i — Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) for Treatment of Acute, Subacute, or Chronic Extensor Compartment Tenosynovitis · page 68 of the guideline.

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§ C.8.b.ii — NSAIDs for Patients at High Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding · page 68 of the guideline.

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§ C.8.b.iii — NSAIDs for Patients at Risk for Cardiovascular Adverse Effects · pages 68–69 of the guideline.

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§ C.8.b.iv — Acetaminophen for Treatment of Wrist compartment Tendinoses · page 69 of the guideline.

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§ C.8.b.v — Opioids · page 69 of the guideline.

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§ C.8.c — Treatment · page 70 of the guideline.

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§ C.8.c.i.a — Thumb Spica and Wrist Splints for Acute and Subacute · page 70 of the guideline.

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§ C.8.c.ii — Rehabilitation · pages 70–71 of the guideline.

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§ C.8.c.ii.a.i — Therapeutic Exercise – Acutely · page 71 of the guideline.

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§ C.8.c.ii.a.ii — Therapeutic Exercise – Residual Defects · page 71 of the guideline.

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§ C.8.c.ii.b.i — Iontophoresis for Acute and Subacute · pages 71–72 of the guideline.

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§ C.8.c.iii — Other Passive Interventions · page 72 of the guideline.

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§ C.8.c.iv.a — Glucocorticosteroid Injections · page 72 of the guideline.

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§ C.8.d.i — Surgery – Surgical Release · page 72 of the guideline.

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§ C.9 — Ulnar Nerve Entrapment at the Wrist (Including Guyon’s Canal Syndrome and Hypothenar Hammer Syndrome) · page 73 of the guideline.

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§ C.9.a.i — Electrodiagnostic Studies · page 73 of the guideline.

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§ C.9.a.ii — MRI or Ultrasound · page 73 of the guideline.

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§ C.9.a.iii — CT · page 73 of the guideline.

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§ C.9.b — Medications · pages 73–74 of the guideline.

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§ C.9.b.i — Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) for Treatment of Acute, Subacute, or Chronic Ulnar Nerve Compression at the Wrist · page 74 of the guideline.

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§ C.9.b.ii — NSAIDs for Patients at High Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding · page 74 of the guideline.

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§ C.9.b.iii — NSAIDs for Patients at Risk for Cardiovascular Adverse Effects · pages 74–75 of the guideline.

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§ C.9.b.iv — Acetaminophen for Treatment of Ulnar Nerve Compression at the Wrist Pain · page 75 of the guideline.

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§ C.9.b.v — Opioids · page 75 of the guideline.

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§ C.9.b.vi — Glucocorticosteroids - Oral and/or Injected · pages 75–76 of the guideline.

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§ C.9.c.i.a — Neutral Wrist Splinting · page 76 of the guideline.

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§ C.9.d — Rehabilitation · page 76 of the guideline.

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§ C.9.d.i.a — Therapeutic Exercise · pages 76–77 of the guideline.

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§ C.9.d.ii.a — Ice – Self-application · page 77 of the guideline.

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§ C.9.d.ii.b — Heat – Self-appliation · page 77 of the guideline.

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§ C.9.d.ii.c — Manipulation/Mobilization · page 77 of the guideline.

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§ C.9.d.ii.d — Iontophoresis · page 77 of the guideline.

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§ C.9.d.ii.e — Massage, Friction Massage · page 77 of the guideline.

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§ C.9.d.ii.f — Acupuncture · page 77 of the guideline.

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§ C.9.d.iii — Activity Modification · pages 77–78 of the guideline.

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§ C.9.e.i — Surgical Decompression · page 78 of the guideline.

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§ C.10 — Radial Nerve Entrapment · page 78 of the guideline.

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§ C.10.a — Medical History · page 78 of the guideline.

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§ C.10.b.i — Electrodiagnostic Studies · pages 78–79 of the guideline.

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§ C.10.b.ii — Ultrasound (Diagnostic) · page 79 of the guideline.

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§ C.10.c — Medications · page 79 of the guideline.

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§ C.10.c.i — Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) for Treatment of Acute, Subacute, or Chronic Radial Nerve Compression Neuropathy · page 79 of the guideline.

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§ C.10.c.ii — NSAIDs for Patients at High Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding · pages 79–80 of the guideline.

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§ C.10.c.iii — NSAIDs for Patients at Risk for Cardiovascular Adverse Effects · page 80 of the guideline.

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§ C.10.c.iv — Acetaminophen for Treatment of Radial Nerve Compression · page 80 of the guideline.

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§ C.10.c.v — Opioids · pages 80–81 of the guideline.

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§ C.10.d.i.a — Wrist Extension or Thumb Spica Splint · page 81 of the guideline.

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§ C.10.d.i.b — Therapeutic Exercise · page 87 of the guideline.

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§ C.10.e — Rehabilitation · page 81 of the guideline.

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§ C.10.e.i.a — Therapeutic Exercise – Acute · page 81 of the guideline.

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§ C.10.e.i.b — Therapeutic Exercise – Post -Operative · page 82 of the guideline.

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§ C.10.e.ii.a — Ice – Self-application · page 82 of the guideline.

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§ C.10.e.ii.b — Heat – Self-appliation · page 82 of the guideline.

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§ C.10.e.ii.c — Mobilization / Immobilization · page 82 of the guideline.

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§ C.10.e.ii.d — Iontophoresis · page 82 of the guideline.

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§ C.10.e.ii.e — Acupuncture · page 82 of the guideline.

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§ C.10.e.ii.f — Massage · page 82 of the guideline.

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§ C.10.f.i — Surgical Release · page 83 of the guideline.

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§ C.11 — Non-Specific Hand, Wrist and Forearm Pain · page 83 of the guideline.

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§ C.11.a.i — Rheumatological Studies for Arthralgias · page 83 of the guideline.

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§ C.11.a.ii — Arthrocentesis for Joint Effusions · pages 83–84 of the guideline.

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§ C.11.a.iii — Electrodiagnostic · page 84 of the guideline.

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§ C.11.a.iv — X-Rays · page 84 of the guideline.

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§ C.11.b — Medications · page 84 of the guideline.

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§ C.11.b.i — Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) for Treatment of Acute, Subacute, or Chronic Non-specific hand/wrist/forearm Pain · pages 84–85 of the guideline.

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§ C.11.b.ii — NSAIDs for Patients at High Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding · page 85 of the guideline.

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§ C.11.b.iii — NSAIDs for Patients at Risk for Cardiovascular Adverse Effects · page 85 of the guideline.

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§ C.11.b.iv — Acetaminophen for Treatment of Non-specific hand/wrist/forearm · pages 85–86 of the guideline.

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§ C.11.b.v — Opioids · page 86 of the guideline.

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§ C.11.c.i — Relative Rest · page 86 of the guideline.

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§ C.11.c.ii — Splinting · page 86 of the guideline.

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§ C.11.d — Rehabiliation · pages 86–87 of the guideline.

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§ C.11.d.i.a — Therapeutic Exercise · page 87 of the guideline.

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§ C.11.d.ii.a — Self-application of Ice or Heat · pages 87–88 of the guideline.

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§ C.12 — Scaphoid Fracture · page 88 of the guideline.

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§ C.12.a.i — X-Rays · page 88 of the guideline.

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§ C.12.a.ii — X-Rays – Follow-up in two weeks · page 88 of the guideline.

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§ C.12.a.iii — MRI · page 88 of the guideline.

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§ C.12.a.iv — CT Imaging · pages 88–89 of the guideline.

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§ C.12.a.v — Bone Scan · page 89 of the guideline.

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§ C.12.b — Medications · page 89 of the guideline.

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§ C.12.b.i — Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) for Treatment of Acute, Subacute, or Chronic Scaphoid Fractures Pain · page 89 of the guideline.

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§ C.12.b.ii — NSAIDs for Patients at High Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding · pages 89–90 of the guideline.

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§ C.12.b.iii — NSAIDs for Patients at Risk for Cardiovascular Adverse Effects · page 90 of the guideline.

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§ C.12.b.iv — Acetaminophen for Treatment of Scaphoid Fractures Pain · page 90 of the guideline.

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§ C.12.b.v — Opioids · pages 90–91 of the guideline.

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§ C.12.c.i.a — Wrist Splinting · page 91 of the guideline.

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§ C.12.c.i.b — Cast Immobilization · page 91 of the guideline.

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§ C.12.c.i.c — Thumb Immobilization with Spica Casting · page 91 of the guideline.

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§ C.12.c.i.d — Spica Splint · pages 91–92 of the guideline.

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§ C.12.d — Rehabilitation · page 92 of the guideline.

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§ C.12.d.i.a — Therapeutic Exercise - for Post-operative Scaphoid · pages 92–93 of the guideline.

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§ C.12.e.i — Surgical Fixation · page 93 of the guideline.

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§ C.12.e.ii — Surgical Intervention of Non-Displaced or Minimally Displaced · page 93 of the guideline.

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§ C.12.e.iii — Hardware Removal · pages 93–94 of the guideline.

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§ C.13 — Distal Phalanx Fractures and Subungual Hematoma · page 94 of the guideline.

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§ C.13.a.i — X-rays · page 94 of the guideline.

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§ C.13.a.ii — MRI / CT / Ultrasound / Bone Scan Imaging · page 94 of the guideline.

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§ C.13.b — Medications · pages 94–95 of the guideline.

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§ C.13.b.i — Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) for Treatment of Acute, Subacute, or Chronic Tuft Fractures Pain · page 95 of the guideline.

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§ C.13.b.ii — NSAIDs for Patients at High Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding · page 95 of the guideline.

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§ C.13.b.iii — NSAIDs for Patients at Risk for Cardiovascular Adverse Effects · pages 95–96 of the guideline.

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§ C.13.b.iv — Acetaminophen for Treatment of Tuft Fractures Pain · page 96 of the guideline.

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§ C.13.b.v — Opioids · page 96 of the guideline.

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§ C.13.b.vi — Antiobioitic Prophylaxis · pages 96–97 of the guideline.

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§ C.13.c — Treatments · page 97 of the guideline.

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§ C.13.c.i — Trephination · page 97 of the guideline.

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§ C.13.c.ii — Nail Removal or Nail Bed Laceration Repair · page 97 of the guideline.

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§ C.13.c.iii — Reduction Of The Nail Plate Under the Eponychium · page 97 of the guideline.

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§ C.13.c.iv — Removal of the Nail Plate Under the Eponychium · page 97 of the guideline.

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§ C.13.c.v.a — Protective splinting of the distal phalanx to the PIP · page 98 of the guideline.

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§ C.13.c.v.b — Finger splinting of tuft fractures · page 98 of the guideline.

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§ C.13.c.vi — Reduction of (the relatively uncommon) significantly displaced · page 98 of the guideline.

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§ C.13.d — Rehabilitation · page 98 of the guideline.

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§ C.13.d.i.a — Therapeutic Exercise · pages 98–99 of the guideline.

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§ C.13.e.i — Recommended- for fractures that are extremely displaced, unable to be · page 99 of the guideline.

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§ C.13.e.ii — Hardware Removal · page 99 of the guideline.

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§ C.14 — Middle and Proximal Phalangeal and Metacarpal Fractures · pages 99–100 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.a.i — X-Rays · page 100 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.a.ii — MRI, CT, Ultrasound, or Bone Scanning for Diagnosing Phalangeal or Metacarpal Fractures · page 100 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.b — Medications · page 100 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.b.i — Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) for Treatment of Acute, Subacute, or Chronic Phalangeal or Metacarpal Fracture Pain · page 100 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.b.ii — NSAIDs for Patients at High Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding · page 101 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.b.iii — NSAIDs for Patients at Risk for Cardiovascular Adverse Effects · page 101 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.b.iv — Acetaminophen for Treatment of Phalangeal or Metacarpal Fracture · pages 101–102 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.b.v — Opioids · page 102 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.b.vi — Antibiotic Prophylaxis · page 102 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.b.vii — Tetanus Immunization Status for Open Fractures · page 102 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.c — Initial Management · pages 102–103 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.c.i — Immobilizaiton · page 103 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.c.i.a — Immobilization · page 103 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.c.i.b — Non-operative management (immobilization) of non- · page 103 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.c.i.c — Non-operative Management of Non-displaced Oblique · page 103 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.c.i.d — Closed Reduction with Splinting · page 103 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.d — Rehabilitation · pages 103–104 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.d.i.a — Therapeutic Exercise · page 104 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.d.ii.a — Ice, Compression, and Elevation for Acute Metacarpal · page 104 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.e.i.a — Surgical Management of Condylar Fractures · page 105 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.e.i.b — Surgical Management for Malrotated Phalangeal · page 105 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.e.i.c — Metacarpal Fractures · page 105 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.e.ii.a — Non-operative Treatment of Distal Metacarpal Neck · page 105 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.e.ii.b — Non-operative Treatment of Fifth Metacarpal Neck · page 105 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.e.ii.c — Use of Functional Therapies (including taping, functional bracing and strapping) for Fifth Metacarpal Neck · page 105 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.e.ii.d — X-rays in Follow-up of Non-Operative FifthMetacarpal · pages 105–106 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.f — Shaft Metacarpal Fractures · page 106 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.f.i.a — Surgical Management of Metacarpal shaft fractures. · page 106 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.f.i.b — Surgical Management for Base Fractures of the Proximal · page 106 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.f.i.c — Surgical Management Bennett’s Fracture and Rolando’s · page 106 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.f.i.d — Surgical Management for Malrotated Phalangeal fractures · page 106 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.f.i.e — Hardware Removal · page 106 of the guideline.

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§ C.14.f.ii.a — Non-operative Management of Metacarpal Shaft Fractures · page 107 of the guideline.

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§ C.15 — Distal Forearm Fractures · page 107 of the guideline.

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§ C.15.a.i — X-ray for Suspected Distal Forearm Fractures · pages 107–108 of the guideline.

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§ C.15.a.ii — MRI · page 108 of the guideline.

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§ C.15.a.iii — CT · page 108 of the guideline.

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§ C.15.b — Medications · pages 108–109 of the guideline.

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§ C.15.b.i — Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) for Treatment of Acute, Subacute, or Chronic Distal Forearm Fractures Pain · page 109 of the guideline.

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§ C.15.b.ii — NSAIDs for Patients at High Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding · page 109 of the guideline.

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§ C.15.b.iii — NSAIDs for Patients at Risk for Cardiovascular Adverse Effects · pages 109–110 of the guideline.

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§ C.15.b.iv — Acetaminophen for Treatment of Distal Forearm Fractures Pain · page 110 of the guideline.

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§ C.15.b.v — Opioids · page 110 of the guideline.

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§ C.15.c — Treatments · page 110 of the guideline.

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§ C.15.c.i.a — Cast Immobilization for Non-displaced or Minimally · page 111 of the guideline.

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§ C.15.c.i.b — Closed Reduction and Casting for Displaced Distal Radial · page 111 of the guideline.

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§ C.15.d — Rehabilitation · page 111 of the guideline.

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§ C.15.d.i.a — Therapeutic Exercise after Cast Removal for Acute · page 112 of the guideline.

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§ C.15.d.i.b — Education after Cast Removal for Acute Colles’ Fracture · page 112 of the guideline.

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§ C.15.d.ii.a — Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields to Stimulate Bone · page 112 of the guideline.

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§ C.15.e.i — Closed Reduction · page 112 of the guideline.

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§ C.15.e.ii — Medullary Pinning (k-wire) or Intramedullary Fixation Techniques · page 112 of the guideline.

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§ C.15.e.iii — Open Reduction and Internal Fixation · page 112 of the guideline.

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§ C.15.e.iv — Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex (TFCC) Repair for Distal Radial · page 113 of the guideline.

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§ C.15.e.v — Hardware Removal · page 113 of the guideline.

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§ C.15.e.vi — Cast Immobilization · page 113 of the guideline.

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§ C.16 — Ganglion Cyst · page 113 of the guideline.

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§ C.16.a — Diagnostic Studies · page 113 of the guideline.

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§ C.16.a.i — X-Rays · pages 113–114 of the guideline.

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§ C.16.a.ii — MRI · page 114 of the guideline.

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§ C.16.a.iii — Ultrasound · page 114 of the guideline.

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§ C.16.b — Medications · page 114 of the guideline.

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§ C.16.b.i — Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) for Treatment of Acute, Subacute, or Chronic Wrist Ganglia Pain · pages 114–115 of the guideline.

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§ C.16.b.ii — NSAIDs for Patients at High Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding · page 115 of the guideline.

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§ C.16.b.iii — NSAIDs for Patients at Risk for Cardiovascular Adverse Effects · page 115 of the guideline.

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§ C.16.b.iv — Acetaminophen for Treatment of Wrist Ganglia Pain · pages 115–116 of the guideline.

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§ C.16.b.v — Opioids · page 116 of the guideline.

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§ C.16.c.i — Conservative Management for Acute Asymptomatic Wrist and Hand · page 116 of the guideline.

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§ C.16.c.ii — Aspiration (without Other Intervention) for Ganglia Related Pain · page 116 of the guideline.

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§ C.16.c.iii — Aspiration with Steroids · page 116 of the guideline.

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§ C.16.c.iv — Aspiration and Multiple Punctures of Cyst Wall · pages 116–117 of the guideline.

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§ C.16.c.v.a — Splinting after Aspiration for Acute or Subacute Dorsal or Volar Wrist Ganglia · page 117 of the guideline.

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§ C.16.d — Rehabilitation · page 117 of the guideline.

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§ C.16.d.i.a — Therapeutic Exercise – Acute · page 117 of the guideline.

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§ C.16.d.i.b — Therapeutic Exercise – For Residual Deficits · pages 117–118 of the guideline.

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§ C.16.e.i — Hyaluronidase Instillation after Aspiration · page 118 of the guideline.

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§ C.16.e.ii — Aspiration and Sclerosing Agents · page 118 of the guideline.

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§ C.16.f.i — Surgical Excision for Subacute or Chronic Wrist Ganglia · page 118 of the guideline.

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§ C.17 — Hand / Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) · pages 118–119 of the guideline.

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§ C.17.a.i — Cold Provocation Test, Cold Stress Thermography (Finger Skin Temperature, Infrared, Dynamic Infrared, Laser Doppler Imaging), · page 119 of the guideline.

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§ C.17.a.ii — Serologic Tests (Thrombomodulin, Soluble Intracellular Adhesion Molecule 1 [s1-CAM 1]) to Diagnose Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome · page 119 of the guideline.

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§ C.17.a.iii — Testing for Connective Tissue Disorders · page 119 of the guideline.

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§ C.17.b — Medications · pages 119–120 of the guideline.

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§ C.17.b.i — Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) for Treatment of Acute, Subacute, or Chronic HAVS Pain · page 120 of the guideline.

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§ C.17.b.ii — NSAIDs for Patients at High Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding · page 120 of the guideline.

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§ C.17.b.iii — NSAIDs for Patients at Risk for Cardiovascular Adverse Effects · pages 120–121 of the guideline.

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§ C.17.b.iv — Acetaminophen for Treatment of HAVS Pain · page 121 of the guideline.

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§ C.17.b.v — Opioids · page 121 of the guideline.

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§ C.17.c — Treatments · page 121 of the guideline.

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§ C.17.c.i — Smoking Cessation · page 121 of the guideline.

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§ C.17.d — Rehabilitation · pages 121–122 of the guideline.

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§ C.17.d.i.a — Therapeutic Exercise · page 122 of the guideline.

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§ C.17.e.i — Vibration Exposure Work Restrictions for HAVS · page 122 of the guideline.

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§ C.17.e.ii — Cold Exposure Work Restrictions for HAVS · page 122 of the guideline.

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§ C.18 — Laceration Management · page 123 of the guideline.

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§ C.18.a.i — X-Rays · page 123 of the guideline.

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§ C.18.a.ii — Ultrasound · page 123 of the guideline.

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§ C.18.a.iii — CT · page 123 of the guideline.

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§ C.18.b.i — Antibiotic Prophylaxis · page 123 of the guideline.

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§ C.18.b.ii — Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs/Acetaminophen · pages 123–124 of the guideline.

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§ C.18.b.iii — Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) for Treatment of Acute, Subacute, or Chronic Upper Extremity Post-Laceration Repair · page 124 of the guideline.

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§ C.18.b.iv — NSAIDs for Patients at High Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding · page 124 of the guideline.

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§ C.18.b.v — NSAIDs for Patients at Risk for Cardiovascular Adverse Effects · pages 124–125 of the guideline.

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§ C.18.b.vi — Acetaminophen for Treatment of Upper Extremity Post-Laceration · page 125 of the guideline.

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§ C.18.b.vii — Opioids · page 125 of the guideline.

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§ C.18.c — Rehabilitation · page 126 of the guideline.

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§ C.18.c.i.a — Therapeutic Exercise · page 126 of the guideline.

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§ C.19 — Human Bites, Animal Bites and Associated Lacerations · pages 126–127 of the guideline.

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§ C.19.a — Physical Exam · page 127 of the guideline.

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§ C.19.b.i — Routine Wound Culture and Sensitivity of Animal and Human Bites · page 127 of the guideline.

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§ C.19.c.i — Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) for Treatment of Acute, Subacute, or Chronic Animal or Human Bites Pain · pages 127–128 of the guideline.

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§ C.19.c.ii — NSAIDs for Patients at High Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding · page 128 of the guideline.

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§ C.19.c.iii — NSAIDs for Patients at Risk for Cardiovascular Adverse Effects · page 128 of the guideline.

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§ C.19.c.iv — Acetaminophen for Treatment of Animal and Human Bites Pain · pages 128–129 of the guideline.

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§ C.19.c.v — Opioids · page 129 of the guideline.

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§ C.19.d.i.a — Blood Borne Pathogen Protocol for Human Bites · page 129 of the guideline.

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§ C.19.d.i.b — Prophylactic Antibiotics for Dog Bite Wounds · page 129 of the guideline.

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§ C.19.d.i.c — Prophylactic Antibiotics for Treatment of Human Bite · pages 129–130 of the guideline.

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§ C.19.d.i.d — Prophylactic Antibiotics for Treatment of Cat Bite · page 130 of the guideline.

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§ C.20 — Hand / Finger Osteoarthrosis · page 130 of the guideline.

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§ C.20.a.i — X-Rays to Evaluate Hand Osteoarthrosis · page 130 of the guideline.

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§ C.20.b — Medications · pages 130–131 of the guideline.

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§ C.20.b.i — Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) for Treatment of Acute, Subacute, or Chronic upper Hand Osteoarthrosis Pain · page 131 of the guideline.

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§ C.20.b.ii — NSAIDs for Patients at High Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding · page 131 of the guideline.

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§ C.20.b.iii — NSAIDS for Patients at Risk for Cardiovascular Adverse Effects · pages 131–132 of the guideline.

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§ C.20.b.iv — Acetaminophen for Treatment of Hand Osteoarthrosis Pain · page 132 of the guideline.

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§ C.20.b.v — Topical NSAIDs · page 132 of the guideline.

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§ C.20.b.vi — Opioids – Oral, Transdermal, and Parenteral (Includes Tramadol) · pages 132–133 of the guideline.

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§ C.20.b.vii — Complimentary/ Alternative Therapies · page 133 of the guideline.

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§ C.20.b.viii — Capsaicin · page 133 of the guideline.

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§ C.20.c.i — Splinting · page 133 of the guideline.

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§ C.20.c.ii.a — Intraarticular Glucocorticosteroid Injections · pages 133–134 of the guideline.

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§ C.20.c.ii.b — Intraarticular Hyaluronate Injection · page 134 of the guideline.

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§ C.20.c.ii.c — Prolotherapy Injections · pages 134–135 of the guideline.

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§ C.20.d — Rehabilitation · page 135 of the guideline.

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§ C.20.d.i.a — Therapeutic Exercise · page 135 of the guideline.

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§ C.20.d.ii.a — Self-Application of Ice · pages 135–136 of the guideline.

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§ C.20.d.ii.b — Self-Application of Heat · page 136 of the guideline.

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§ C.20.d.ii.c — Low-level laser therapy · page 136 of the guideline.

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§ C.20.e — Surgery · page 136 of the guideline.

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§ C.20.e.i — Reconstructive Surgery · page 136 of the guideline.

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§ C.20.e.ii — Trapeziectomy · page 136 of the guideline.

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§ C.20.e.iii — Fusion · pages 136–137 of the guideline.

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§ C.20.e.iv — Hardware Removal · page 137 of the guideline.

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§ C.21 — Dupuytren’s Disease · page 137 of the guideline.

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§ C.21.a.i.a — Collagenase Injections · page 137 of the guideline.

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§ C.21.b — Medications · page 138 of the guideline.

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§ C.21.b.i — Non-Steroidal Anit-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) · page 138 of the guideline.

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§ C.21.b.ii — Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) for Treatment of Acute, Subacute, or Chronic Dupuytrens’ disease Pain · page 138 of the guideline.

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§ C.21.b.iii — NSAIDs for Patients at High Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding · pages 138–139 of the guideline.

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§ C.21.b.iv — NSAIDs for Patients at Risk for Cardiovascular Adverse Effects · page 139 of the guideline.

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§ C.21.b.v — Acetaminophen for Treatment of Acute, Subacute or Chronic · page 139 of the guideline.

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§ C.21.b.vi — Opioids · pages 139–140 of the guideline.

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§ C.21.c.i — Radiotherapy · page 140 of the guideline.

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§ C.21.d — Rehabilitation · page 140 of the guideline.

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§ C.21.d.i.a — Therapeutic Exercise - for Post-operative Dupuytren’s · pages 140–141 of the guideline.

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§ C.21.e.i — Surgery for Treatment of Dupuytren’s Contracture · page 141 of the guideline.

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§ C.21.e.ii — Percutaneous Needle Fasciotomy (aka Needle Aponeurotomy) · page 141 of the guideline.

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