Chapter 12 Study Guide: Injuries to the Wrist, Arm, and Hand FINAL

Question 1

Little League Elbow

Answer 1

Little league elbow is a painful inflammation of the bony bump on the inside of the elbow. This spot is the attachment site where the tendons of the muscles that bend your wrist and fingers are located.

Question 2

What bone can be palpated in the anatomical snuffbox?

Answer 2

the scaphoid bone

Question 3

What is the difference between Little League Elbow and Golfers Elbow

Answer 3

Little league elbow is a specific overuse injury, primarily affecting young athletes, while golfers elbow can affect anyone and is normally associated with too much gripping motions and playing golf.

Question 4

How many carpal bones are there?

Answer 4

There are eight carpal bones

Question 5

Golfers Elbow

Answer 5

Medial humeral epicondulitis related to the incorrect golf technique (inflammatory response of the soft tissue that attaches to the epicondyle)

Question 6

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Answer 6

A complex set of symptoms resulting from pressure on the median nerve as it passes through the carpal tunnel of the wrist, causing soreness and numbness.

Question 7

Bennett’s Fracture

Answer 7

Fracture and or dislocation of the base of the first metacarpal bone (thumb) and trapezium (wrist)

Question 8

Boxer’s Fracture

Answer 8

Fracture of the proximal or neck section of the fourth and or fifth metacarpal bones.

Question 9

Gamekeeper’s Thumb

Answer 9

Sprain of the ulnar collateral ligament of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb

Question 10

Mallet Finger

Answer 10

Deformity of the distal interphalangeal joint of the finger caused by an avulsion of the tendon of the extensor digitorum muscle from the distal phalanx.

Question 11

Jersey Finger

Answer 11

Torn flexor tendon of finger typically due to the finger being caught in a jersey and pulled forcefully into extension

Question 12

Boutonniere Deformity

Answer 12

Buttonhole deformity whereby the proximal interphalangeal joint of the finger is forced through the central band of the tendon of the extensor digitorum muscle.

Question 13

Which nerve is affected in the carpal tunnel syndrome

Answer 13

The Median Nerve

Question 14

Osteochondritis Dissecans

Answer 14

Condition in which a fragment of cartilage and underlying bone are detached from the articular surface, also called “joint mice”