Hand Trauma
- Previous year questions on Hand Trauma for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Orthopaedics section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 38 live questions in Hand Trauma.
- 2 of 38 questions carry a verified exam year: 2018, 2019.
- Orthopaedics is worth about 8 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 20 Aug 2026.
Q1.Rolando's fracture is
- AFracture distal radius with inferior radioulnar dislocation
- BFracture distal end of radius with dorsal displacement and angulation
- CFracture radial styloid
- DFracture intra-articular surface of the base of first metacarpal✓ Correct answer
Q2.Nerve damaged due to lunate dislocation (in carpal tunnel.
- AMedian & ulnar
- BMedian✓ Correct answer
- CUlnar
- DRadial
Q3.In case of reimplantation of an amputated digit, which of the following structures is fixed first?
- ANerve
- BArtery
- CVein
- DBone✓ Correct answer
Q4.Gamekeepers thumb is
- AThumb metacarpophalangeal joint ulnar collateral ligament rupture✓ Correct answer
- BThumb metacarpophalangeal joint radial collateral ligament rupture
- CThumb interphalangeal joint ulnar collateral ligament rupture
- DThumb interphalangeal joint radial collateral ligament rupture
Q5.Oblique view is required for the diagnosis of
- ACapitates
- BScaphoid✓ Correct answer
- CNavicular
- DHamate
Q6.In flexor tendon graft repair, graft is taken from
- APlantaris
- BPalmaris longus✓ Correct answer
- CExtensor digitorum
- DExtensor indicis
Q7.Scaphoid fracture which area has maximum chances of AVN/Non-union/Malunion:-
- AProximal 1/3✓ Correct answer
- BMiddle 1/3
- CDistal 1/3
- DScaphoid Tubercle fracture
Q8.In which of the following deformities is the distal interphalangeal joint flexed and proximal interphalangeal joint extended?
- ABoutonierre Deformity
- BSwan neck deformity✓ Correct answer
- CZ deformity
- DClaw hand
Q9.Kanavel's sign is diagnosed in
- AWeb space infection
- BMid palmar infection
- CAcute paronychia
- DTendon sheath injury✓ Correct answer
Q10.Patient had an injury to thumb causing thumb abduction. Which of the following can happen?
- AGame keepers thumb✓ Correct answer
- BBohlers thumb
- CKaplan injury
- DMallet finger
Answer key
Q1: D. Fracture intra-articular surface of the base of first metacarpal; Q2: B. Median; Q3: D. Bone; Q4: A. Thumb metacarpophalangeal joint ulnar collateral ligament rupture; Q5: B. Scaphoid; Q6: B. Palmaris longus; Q7: A. Proximal 1/3; Q8: B. Swan neck deformity; Q9: D. Tendon sheath injury; Q10: A. Game keepers thumb.
Other topics in Orthopaedics
- Fracture Healing and Principles of Management
- Fracture Complications
- Disorders of the Cervical Region
- Clavicle, Shoulder and Arm Trauma
- Elbow and Forearm Trauma
- Non-Traumatic Upper Limb Disorders
- Hip Dislocation
- Femoral Fractures
- Knee, Leg and Foot Trauma
- AVN and Other Lower Limb Regional Disorders
- Spinal Trauma
- Non-Traumatic Spinal Disorders
- Spondylolisthesis and IVDP
- Pelvic Trauma
- Pyogenic Bone and Joint Infection
- Tuberculosis of Bones and Joints
- Paediatric Fractures
- CTEV and Angular Knee Deformities
- Congenital Anomalies, Perthes Disease and SCFE
- Rickets and Childhood Metabolic Bone Disease
- Osteoporosis and Adult Osteomalacia
- Paget's Disease and Parathyroid Bone Disease
- Degenerative and Rheumatoid Joint Disease
- Seronegative Spondyloarthritis and Crystal Arthropathy
- Nerve Injuries
- Benign Bone Tumours
- Malignant Bone Tumours
- Implants, Splints and Traction Devices
- Amputation, Prosthetics and Joint Replacement
- Sports Injury