Final Flashcards
A chronic strain of the medial or lateral epicondylitis in the elbow; often known as tennis elbow
Epicondylitis
Tendonitis originating in the base of the thumb, on the back side of the wrist, and the Palm side of the wrist
deQuervain’s tenosynovitis
Injury to the thumb that results in tearing or stretching of the MP joint or rupture of the ulnar collateral ligament
Gamekeeper’s thumb
The abnormal movement of one of the bones that constitute a joint
Subluxation
Inflammation of tendons caused by overuse or repetitive motions
Tendinitis
A tear of the extensor tendon of the PIP joint, at the middle of the finger, and the DIP joint that controls the fingertip
Boutnnière deformity
An inflammatory disorder cause by irritation of the tissues and nerves around the medial nerve
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Irritation, compression, and entrapment of the ulnar nerve
Capital tunnel syndrome
Entrapment of the radial nerve
Radial tunnel syndrome
A break in the scaphoid bone in the thumb
Scaphoid fracture
An injury to the finger resulting from tearing of the finger tendon and damaging the cartilage
Baseball (mallet) finger
A nerve within the brachial plexus that passes through the cubical tunnel in the posterior aspect of the medial epicondylitis
Ulnar nerve
A small hard lump above a tendon or in the capsule that encloses a joint
Ganglion
An injury to the finger resulting in tearing of the flexor tendon in the finger tip
Jersey finger
The bony end of the humerus that lies to the outside of the elbow joint
Lateral epicondyle