20 Flashcards
What bones contricute to the elbow joint?
- humerus
- ulna
- radius
Elbow joint contains ____ joints contained within a common _____
3
Capsule
Three joints of the elbow joint contained within the common capsule …
- Hemeroulnar
- Radiohumeral (is this the same as humeroradial?)
- Proximal radioulnar joint
Features of the humeroulnar and humeroradial joints
Humeroulnar joint:
- convex trochlea (humerus)
- concave trochlea notch (ulnar)
Humeroradial joint:
- spherical capitulum
- concave head of radius
The humeroulnar and humeroradial joints form what kind of joint? What kind of movements can it do?
- synovial, hinge joint
- flexion and extension
Proximal ulna
What attaches to the olecranon process on the proximal ulna ?
(Posterior)
- triceps
What articulates with the radial notch of the proximal ulnar
Radial head
What attaches to the radial tuberosity ?
Biceps brachii
What attaches to the ulnar tuberosity
Brachialis
What are the bony components of the proximal radioulnar joint?
- head of the radius (rim)
- radial notch (ulna)
What is the bony congruence of the proximal radioulnar joint like?
- poor bony congruence
- reliant of the annular ligament and radial collateral ligament for stability
What kind joint is the proximal radioulnar joint? What movements does it allow?
- synovial, pivot joint
- super nation and pronation
Shit that can go wrong with the annular ligament of the radioulnar joint
- laxity in childhood
- yanking movements can dislocate the head of the radius
- potential damage to ligament
Features of the elbow joint capsule
- outer fibrous, inner synovial layer
- large, loose, weak
- blends with annular ligament
- has no direct attachment to radius
What is the joint capsule of the elbow reinforced by?
Collateral ligaments
What do the ulnar and radial collateral ligaments restrict
- radial (lateral) collateral ligaments restrict varus forces
- ulnar (medial) collateral ligaments restrict valgus forces
Joint classification of the middle radioulnar joint
(Interosseous membrane)
Fibrous joint
Joint classification of the distal radioulnar joint
(Formed by head of the ulnar and distal part of radius, there is a disk attached to radius which rotates radius)
Synovial pivot joint
Main difference between the middle radioulnar joint and the middle tibiofibular joint ?
Radioulnar moves - there is a much stronger connection in the leg
What muscles are involved with pronation ?
- pronator teres
- pronator quadratus
What muscles are supinators ?
- biceps brachii
- supinator
Carpal wrist bones form ___ rows of bones and form the ____ ____
Two
Carpal arch
(I.e they do not lie in a flat plane)
Distal and proximal rows of carpal bones
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What carpal bone is most commonly injured
Scaphoid
What is a flexor retinaculum
- across the top of the carpal arch
- it is a thickening of the deep fascia and are there to hold down tendons that will pass through the carpal tunnel
What passes through the carpal tunnel
- tendons that go into our fingers
- and the medial nerve
What bony components form the hand?
- metacarpals
- phalanges