Exam # 3 Flashcards
What does the median nerve innervate?
- Thenar Eminence
- Lateral two lumbricals
What does the ulnar nerve innervate?
- Hypothenar
- Medial two lumbricals
- Adductor Pollicis
- Interosseus muscles
What does the radial nerve innervate?
Extensors of the Thumb
EDC
EDI
EDM
What nerve passes through the carpal tunnel?
Median nerve
Extensor Hand Muscles:
Extensor Digitorum
Extensor Indicis
Extensor Digiti Minimi
Ext. D moves together despite obscene gesture
EI allows for isolated index extension
Where do the extensors originate from?
Lateral epicondyle
Extrinsic Thumb Extensors:
Thumb
Extensor Pollicis Longus
Extensor Pollicis Brevis
Abductor Pollicis Longu
flexor that can move in isolation. To test hold all but one digit in PIP, DIP extension
Flexor Digitorum superficialis
flexor that has isolated index flexion in majority of people. FDP 3rd -5th move in unison
Flexor Digitorum profundus
Extrinsic Flexor of the Thumb:
Flexor Pollicis Longus
Only muscle to flexThumb IP
Texting has added new functional importance to thumb IP flexion
Which wrist muscle inserts in the palmar fascia or Aponeurosis?
Palmaris longus
- Dupuytren’s contracture, thickening of the palmar fascia usually on ulnar side. Creates flexion deformity of ulnar 2 fingers
What is the function of the pulleys of the fingers?
Redirect force, keep flexor tendons against fingers
Soft Tissue of Hand(Extensor Expansion; Dorsal Hood):
Complex aponeurosis over dorsum (primarily)from MCP to insert onto the distal phalanx
Extensor digitorum inserts along middle of dorsum of digit Interossei and lumbricals insert laterally
What bones articulate at the CMC joint?
Trapezium/ 1st metacarpal
What motions occur at the CMC joint?
Flexion/extension/abd/add/opposition
What type of joint is the CMC joint?
saddle joint
Which finger CMC has the most motion?
fifth
What are the motions of the fifth finger?
Flex/ext/Opposition(slight)
What other CMC has motion (minimal)?
fourth
What motions are allowed at the MCP of the thumb?
Flexion and Extension
What motions are allowed at the MCP of the fingers?
Flex/ext/abd/add
What is the significant ligament of the MCP joint?
collateral ligament
- close-packed
- flexion
What motions occur at the IP joint?
flexion and extension
How many IP joints in the fingers?
- Two (PIP & DIP)
How many joints are in the thumb?
*One (IP)
Ligaments of the IP joints:
- “Volar” Plate: tough, ligamentous structure. When contracted, difficult to correct
- Collateral ligaments: Short, Prevent lateral movement
Hand Intrinsic Muscles:
Thenar group: FPB,OP, AbdPB
Hypothenar: FDM, AbdDM, ODM
Deep Palm: D & P Interossei, Lumbricles, Add. Pollicis
Intrinsic “Plus” Position:
Lippert says only the lumbricals flex MCP, extend IP’s
Do a tip-to-tip pinch, palpate 1st dorsal interossei
holding spreaded cards in hand
Radial nerve injury:
(can person extend wrist, MCPs)
Median nerve injury:
(Can person oppose with thumb)
Ulnar nerve injury:
(Can person perform a strong lateral pinch – Froment’s Sign)
Grip and pinch :
Power grip:
Cylindrical, hook, spherical
Lateral Pinch (pad to side)
Three jaw chuck (pad to pad)
Precision (tip to tip)
4th and 5th CMC functional significance:
- The motion of the fourth and fifth CMC allow for power grip in flexion
- Also, allows ulnar two fingers to “get out of the way” for precision tasks
Which is the“power” side of the hand?
Ulnar side
Which is the precision side?
Radial side
What are the arches of the hand?
- Distal Carpal
- Proximal Carpal
- Longitudinal
is a common nerve compression affecting the ulnar nerve as it passes through a tunnel in the wrist called Guyon’s canal. This problem is similar to carpal tunnel syndrome, but with the ulnar nerve
Guyon’s Canal Syndrome
Median Nerve Injury:
Issues with the thenar muscles.
Loss of ability to flex the thumb, index and middle fingers.
Intrinsic Minus:
Median Nerve
Thenar eminence
Lateral two lumbricals
Ulnar Nerve
Hypothenar
Medial two lumbricals
Adductor Pollicis
Interosseous muscles
Radial Nerve Palsy:
De quervain’s tenosynovitis:
Treatment
Rest
Thumb Spica Splint
Gradual Strengthening as Pain Decreases
What 2 tendons are associated with De quervain’s Syndrome?
Abductor Pollicis Longus (ABD-PL)
Extensor Pollicis Brevis (EPB)
If someone’s hand is crushed from an injury where will you see swelling?
dorsal side of hand (intrinsic minus)
Boutonniere Deformity:
Trauma
Lesion of the extensor tendon at the level of the proximal interphalangeal joint
Rheumatoid Arthritis
The PIP is slowly forced into flexion by chronic synovitis of the joint, elongating the central slip and ultimately leading to rupture. Subsequent volar displacement of the lateral bands below the axis of the PIP rotation creates increased tension on the DIP extensor mechanism, leading to hyperextension and limited flexion of the DIP
Treatment of Boutonniere Deformity:
Splinting
AROM / PROM DIP
Swan Neck Deformity:
RA causes chronic swelling of the PIP joint, which in turn loosens the volar plate
Once loosened, this ligament tears easily, and when torn it leads to the hyperextension of the PIP joint.
This hyperextension in turn causes the extensor tendon of the DIP joint to fall out of balance, and that joint then hyperflexes
Treatment for Swan Neck Deformity:
Splinting
ROM
Treatment for Flexor Tendon Lacerations:
Initial Phase
Splinting
PROM within limits of splint
No Resistance
No hand use for ADLs, One handed techniques
Wound Care
Scar Massage
Extensor Tendon Injuries:
*Treatment
1. Immobilization Method
Very Young
Non Compliant
2. Early Passive Motion
Method
What nerve innervates the hypothenar group?
Ulnar
What nerve innervates the lumbricles of the 4th/5th digits?
Ulnar
What nerve innervates the thenar group?
Median
What nerve innervates the adductor pollicis?
Ulnar