Elbow Flashcards

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Patients with what usually have a history of neck pain? No history?

A

Radiculopathy

Neuropathy

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2
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Leaning away may help those with?

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Radiculopathy

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3
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What is worse with valsalva

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Radiculopathy

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4
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May have pain/sensory/motor findings

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Neuropathy

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5
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Tests for radiculopathy/findings

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Weakness in muscles supplied by same spinal NR. Ex: c6: biceps, brachioradialis, wrist extensors

Tests for NR involvement: foraminal compression, Jackson compression etc.

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6
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Neck pain and radiating arm pain

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Radiculopathy

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7
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No neck pain or radiation arm pain. Rather pain present in forearm or hand

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Neuropathy

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8
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Sensory deficits in one peripheral nerve

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Neuropathy

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9
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Tests/findings for neuropathy

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Sensory deficit in peripheral nerve distribution

Orthos for peripheral nerve involvement: tinels, phalens

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10
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NR in median N

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C5-T1

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11
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Main trunk passes through 2 heads of pronator teres

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Median N

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12
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Anterior interosseous nerve branches from where and has what supply

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Median

NO SENSORY

Flexor digitorum profundus
Flexor pollicis longus
Pronator quadratus

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13
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Sensory to palmar surfaces of thumb, index, middle finger, and radial half of ring finger

Dorsal: middle and distal phalanges of index, middle and lateral half of ring

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Median nerve distribution

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14
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Pronator teres syndrome

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Anterior interosseous nerve entrapped between heads to pronator teres

May affect main trunk and or anterior interosseous (no sensory issues if not ant. Inter.

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15
Q

S/s of pronator teres syndrome

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Pain in proximal forearm

  • tenderness of pronator muscles
  • hard to flex distal thumb and index
  • if main trunk affected have sensory loss over median nerve distribution
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16
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Ligament of struthers may cause entrapment of what nerve

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Median

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17
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Hand signs seen with median nerve entrapment

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Ape hand
Simian hand
Monkey paw

TheNar atrophy and thumb resting in adduction

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18
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Thenar atrophy with thumb resting in adduction . Sign and nerve?

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Ape hand/simian hand/monkey paw

Median nerve

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19
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NR with ulnar nerve

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C7-T1

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20
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Ulnar nerve Passes through _____ and into upper arm. Then descends in posterior compartment of arm and enters ______ groove. Runs between humeral and ulnar heads of ___ _____ ____ muscle and descends along ulnar aspect of forearm to ___ and ____

A

Axilla
Retroepicondylar (ulnar)
Flexor carpi ulnaris
Wrist and hand

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21
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Ulnar nerve entrapment aka

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Cubital tunnel syndrome

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22
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Cubital tunnel is small and smaller with what action

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Elbow flexion

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23
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Repetitive elbow flexion may cause entrapment of what nerve

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Ulnar

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24
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S/s of ulnar nerve entrapment/cubital tunnel syndrome

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Intermittent numbness/tingling in ulnar distribution

Weakness of grasp/pinch and loss of dexterity

  • weakness of adductor pollicis
  • loss of control of small finger-wartenbergs sign
  • claw deformity
  • benediction hand
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25
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Loss of control of small finder. Name and nerve

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Wartenberg’s sign

Ulnar nerve—cubital tunnel syndrome

26
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Hand signs seen with cubital tunnel syndrome

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Wartenberg’s sign (loss control of small finger—stuck in abduction)

  • claw deformity
  • benediction hand
27
Q

Claw deformity, and benediction hand associated with what and what nerve

A

Cubital tunnel syndrome

Ulnar nerve

28
Q

Wartenberg’s sign

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Loss of control of small finger—gets caught in pocket because stuck in abducted posture

29
Q

Unoppposed extensor tone at 4/5th MCP joints and unopposed flexor tone at IP joint

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Claw deformity

30
Q

NR for radial nerve

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C5-T1

31
Q

Radial nerve exits through where

A

Axilla

32
Q

Descends posterior medial arm while giving off cutaneous and muscular branches

A

Radial

33
Q

Radial nerve splits into what

A

Superficial radial sensory nerve

-posterior interosseous nerve (wrist and finger extensors, supinator, abductor pollicis longus)

34
Q

Wrist drop seen with what nerve entrapment

A

Radial

35
Q

Crutch palsy
Saturday night palsy
Bride-groom honeymoon

A

Radial nerve entrapment

36
Q

Lateral epicondylitis

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Musculotendinous lesion at lateral epicondylitis

Mc: extensors carpi radialis brevis

37
Q

Lesion Mc where in lateral epicondylitis

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ECRB

Ext. carpi radialis brevis

38
Q

S/s of lateral epicondylitis

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Grip impaired due to pain
Tenderness over area
Localized pain

39
Q

Aka for lateral epicondylitis

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Tennis elbow

40
Q

Aka for medial epicondulitis

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Golfers elbow/baseball elbow

41
Q

Medial epicondylitis

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Micro tearing of tendon

Damage/stress to wrist flexors

42
Q

Excessive force to flex wrist may lead/cause what

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Medial epicondylitis/golfers elbow

43
Q

Elbow ROM

A

Flex: 140-150
Ext: 0-10
Sup: 90
Pron: 80-90

44
Q

Tingling with tinel sign indicates

A

Regeneration of nerves

45
Q

Tingling and pain with tinsel sign at elbow indicates what

A

Injury/degeneration

46
Q

What muscles does the main branch of median nerve supply

A

Abductor pollicis brevis
Opponents pollicis
Lat head of flexor pollicis brevis
1/2 lumbricles

47
Q

What type of loss is causes if main trunk of median nerve is entrapped

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Motor and sensory

48
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What type of loss is causes if anterior interosseous nerve is entrapped

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Motor only —has no sensory function

Motor: flex digitorum profundus, flex pollicis longus, pronator quadratus

49
Q

Difficulty flexing distal thumb and index what nerve may be entrapped

A

Median nerve

50
Q

Treatment for lateral epicondylitis

A
Anti-inflammatory drugs
Corticosteroid injection
Ultrasonography
Brace-counterforce brace distal to epicondylitis
Resistance exercises
Oral NSAIDs
Mobilization
Acupuncture
Surgery
51
Q

What does medial epicondylitis damage/stress

A

Wrist flexors

52
Q

Pinch grip tests what nerve

A

Anterior interosseous nerve for entrapment/syndrome (median branch)

53
Q

Elbow flexion test tests what and for what

A

Ulnar nerve for cubital tunnel syndrome

54
Q

Froment paper sign tests what and tests for what

A

Ulnar nerve for paralysis

55
Q

Mills test tests what and for what

A

Lateral epicondylitis for epicondylitis/tennis elbow

56
Q

Cozen test tests what and for what

A

Lateral epicondyle for epicondylitis or radiohumeral bursitis

57
Q

Golfer elbow test: what and for?

A

Medial epicondyle for epicondylitis

58
Q

Lift test: what and for?

A

Lateral/medial epicondyle: epicondylitis

59
Q

Ligamentous instability test: what and for?

A

Ligaments

Sprain

60
Q

Ligamentous instability test testing what with varus/valgus test

A

Varus: lateral collateral ligament
Valgus: medial collateral ligament