An occupational therapy (OT) practitioner is working with a 30-year-old police officer who re-ports a painful wrist after trying to restrain a prisoner
The police officer has persistent pain and weakness with resistive tasks 2 months after the inci-dent. The pain is on the ulnar side of the hand. The OT practitioner may opt to send the patient back to the physician for further evaluation for which of the following possible reasons?
A. The client is exaggerating the pain.
B. The client has a median nerve compression.
C. There is injury to the triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC).
D. None of the above.
ANS: C
The TFCC includes the ligaments and cartilage that suspends the distal ulna and the proximal carpus. Injuries to this area will not be evident on X-ray examination.
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