assessment of the wrist and hand Flashcards
CMC/MCP close packed
fist
CMC/MCP loose packed
slight flexion
IP close packed
full extension
IP loose packed
slight flexion
1st CMC capsular
abd > ext
MCP and IP
flexion > extension
scaphoid compression test
sitting with arms relaxed
longitudinal pressure through thumb
+ test reproduction of symptoms
anatomical snuffbox tenderness
sitting with arms relaxed
pressure on snuffbox
+ pain or tenderness during palpation
radial and ulnar styloid
widest projection of wrist
metacarpals
V notches and proximal edges
DRUJ
extensor digiti minimi points to this joint
lister’s tubercle
prominent bump on radius
in line with 2nd MC
scaphoid
anatomical snuffbox
trapezium
between scaphoid and base of 1st MC
trapezoid
between scaphoid and 2nd MC
capitate
divot proximal to 3rd MC
lunate
proximal to capitate, prominent in wrist flexion
hamate
proximal to 4th and 5th MC
triquetrium
proximal to hamate
pisiform
prominent base of ulnar side
FCU points to it
hook of the hamate
between pisiform and 2nd MCP joint, 2cm up
scaphoid tubercle
base of the thenar eminence
FCR points to it
trapezium tubercle
1 cm distal to scaphoid tubercle
protrudes in ulnar dev
capitate
halfway between hook of hamate and trapezium tubercle
lunate
halfway between pisiform and radial styloid
wrist flexion ROM
stationary: ulnar styloid to olecranon
fulcrum: lateral to triquetrium
movement: parallel with 5th MC
0-80
wrist extension ROM
stationary: ulnar styloid to olecranon
fulcrum: lateral to triquetrium
movement: parallel with 5th MC
0-70
wrist ulnar deviation
stationary: lateral epicondyle
fulcrum: capitate
movement: parallel with 3rd MC
0-30