Exam 2 Flashcards
wrist flexion ROM
0-80 degrees
wrist extension ROM
0-70 degrees
radial deviation ROM
0-25 degrees
ulnar deviation ROM
0-35 degrees
wrist open pack position
neutral flex/ext with slight ulnar deviation
wrist closed pack position
full extension
wrist capsular pattern
flexion/extension equally limited
wrist flexion end feel
firm
wrist extension end feel
firm
wrist ulnar deviation end feel
firm
wrist radial deviation end feel
firm to hard
TFCC components
- triangular fibrocartilage disc
- dorsal/palmar radioulnar ligaments
- ulnar collateral ligament complex (includes palmar ulnocarpal ligaments)
- meniscus homologue
wrist muscle with largest CSA:
flexor carpi ulnaris
wrist flexors have greatest torque at:
40 degrees flexion
wrist muscle with largest moment arm for ulnar deviation:
extensor carpi ulnaris
longest to shortest moment arms for flex/ext of wrist muscles
- flexor carpi ulnaris
- flexor carpi radialis
- extensor carpi radialis brevis
- extensor carpi radialis longus
- extensor carpi ulnaris
longest to shortest moment arm for RD/UD of wrist muscles
- extensor carpi ulnaris
- extensor carpi radialis longus
- flexor carpi ulnaris
- extensor carpi radialis brevis
- flexor carpi radialis
phases of opposition:
- abduction
2. flexion with medial rotation
posterior (dorsal oblique CMC ligament becomes taut with:
flexion/abduction
what ligament facilitates medial rotation at the CMC joint?
posterior (dorsal) oblique CMC ligament
what motion does the anterior (volar) oblique ligament facilitate?
lateral rotation with extension/adduction at the CMC
what structure contributes most to the stability of the distal radioulnar joint?
triangular fibrocartilage complex
orientation of the distal radius:
distal articulating surface for the carpus has a palmar tilt
orientation of finger MCPs
axes offset; tilted toward the ulnar side
-encourages distal positioning of the fingers toward thenar eminence to improve grip
thumb CMC open pack position:
midway between abd/adduction and midway between flex/ext
thumb CMC closed pack position:
full opposition
thumb CMC capsular pattern
abduction more limited than extension
finger CMC open pack position:
midway between flex/ext
finger CMC closed pack position
full flexion
finger CMC capsular pattern:
equal limitation in all directions
thumb MCP open pack position:
slight flexion
thumb MCP closed pack position:
full opposition
thumb MCP capsular pattern
flexion more limited than extension
finger MCP open pack position
slight flexion