Hand Flashcards
Contents of first dorsal wrist compartment.
APL/EPB
Contents of second dorsal wrist compartment.
ECRL/ECRB
Contents of third dorsal wrist compartment.
EPL
Content of fourth dorsal wrist compartment.
EDC/EIP
Contents of fifth dorsal wrist compartment.
EDM
Contents of sixth dorsal wrist compartment.
ECU
Location of sagittal bands.
MCP
Central slip inserts here.
Middle phalanx.
Eponym for oblique retinacular ligament.
Ligament of Landsmeer.
Prevents volar subluxation of the lateral bands.
Triangular ligament.
Prevents dorsal subluxation of the lateral bands.
Transverse retinacular ligament.
This helps link PIP and DIP joint extension.
Oblique retinacular ligament.
Action of FDS.
Flexes PIP.
Action of FDP.
Flexion DIP.
Each digit has ____ annular pulleys.
5
Each digit has ___ cruciate pulleys.
3
These pulleys prevent flexor tendon bowstringing.
A2 and A4
Most radial structure in the carpal tunnel.
FPL
Carpal tunnel contains these structures.
Median nerve, FDS x4, FDP x4, FPL.
Roof of Guyon canal.
Volar carpal ligament.
Prevalence of palmaris longus tendon.
80-85%
FCU inserts here.
Pisiform.
Number of dorsal interossei.
4
Number of palmar interossei
3
Interossei innvervation.
Ulnar.
Lumbrical muscles originate here.
Radial aspect of FDP tendons.
Radial two lumbricals innervated by this nerve.
Median.
Ulnar two lumbricals innervated by this nerve.
Ulnar.
Palmar cutaneous branch of median nerve between these two tendons.
Palmaris longus and FCR.
Crossover variations between median and ulnar nerves.
Martin-Gruber anastomoses.
Distal radius fracture morphology associated with scapholunate ligament disruption.
Isolated radial styloid fracture.
AAOS guidelines for non-op distal radius fx treatment.
- radial shortening less than 3mm
- dorsal articular tilt less than 10 deg.
- intra-articular step-off less than 2mm
Vitamin C dose of at least ____ mg/day may decrease CPRS after distal radius fx.
500 mg/day
Proximal row of carpus.
Scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum.
Distal row of carpus.
Trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, hamate.
Most common carpal fracture.
Scaphoid.
Blood supply to scaphoid.
Dorsal branch of radial artery.
Blood supply to scaphoid enters here.
Dorsal ridge just distal to waist.
Most commonly harvest vascularized bone grafting for scaphoid nonunion.
1,2 intercompartmental supraretinacular artery (a,2 ICSRA)
SNAC wrist stage I.
Radioscaphoid arthritis.
SNAC wrist stage II.
Scaphocapitate joint.
SNAC wrist stage III.
Lunocapitate joint.
Instability between individual carpal bones of single row.
Carpal instability dissociative (CID).
DISI and VISI are examples of this type of carpal instability.
CID
Instability between carpal rows.
Carpal instability non-dissociative (CIND).
Type of carpal instability secondary to perilunate dislocations.
Carpal instability complex.
Most common form of carpal instability.
DISI (CID).
Scaphoid and lunate deformities in DISI.
Scaphoid flexed, lunate extended.
Second most common form of carpal instability.
VISI.
Mayfield stages of perilunar disruption.
- Scapholunate disruption
- Scaphocapitate disruption
- Lunotriquetral disruption
- Circumferential disruption
Major deforming force of small finger CMC fracture-dislocation.
ECU
Deforming force of Bennett fractures.
APL and adductor pollicis.
This fragment is characteristically kept reduced to trapezium in Bennett fractures.
Volar-ulnar base.
This ligament keeps the volar-ulnar thumb MC base reduced to trapezium in Bennett fractures.
Anterior oblique or beak ligament.
Gamekeeper’s thumb.
Chronic thumb MCP joint ulnar collateral ligament injury.
Competent thumb ulnar collateral ligament needed for this.
Pinch.
In a Stener lesion, this is interposed between avulsed MCP joint UCL and its insertion site on base of proximal phalanx.
Adductor pollicis aponeurosis.
Dorsal PIP joint dislocation may injure this.
Volar plate.
Volar PIP joint dislocation may injure this.
Central slip.
Inadequately treated central slip injury will lead to this.
Boutonniere deformity.
Splint in this position after PIP joint volar dislocation.
Full extension.
Irreducible DIP dislocation are due to interposition of this.
Volar plate.
Chronic mallet finger may lead to this deformity
Swan neck.
This epynonymous test for acute central slip rupture.
Elson’s test.
In boutonneire’s deformity, these sublux volarly.
Lateral bands.
Extensor zone V injury here.
Over MCP joint.
Extensor Zone IV injury here.
Over proximal phalanx.
Extensor zone III injury here.
Over PIP joint.
Extensor Zone VI injury here.
Over metacarpal.
Extensor Zone VII injury here.
Over wrist joint.
Risk of repaired tendon rupture greatest at this time.
3 weeks post repair.
Failure of tendon repair generally occurs here.
At suture knots.
Zone I flexor tendon injury.
FDP avulsion distal to FDS insertion.
Classification of FDP avulsion injuries.
Leddy and Packer.
Type I – retraction into palm
Type II – remains in digital sheath, implication that supporting vincula intact
Type III – bony fragment attached to tendon stump stopped at A4 pulley
Location of Zone II flexor tendon injury.
Between FDS insertion and distal palmar crease.
location of Zone III flexor tendon injuries.
Between distal palmar crease and distal end of carpal tunnel.
Location of Zone IV flexor tendon injuries.
Carpal tunnel.
Trigger finger at this pulley.
A1.
First line of trigger finger treatment.
Corticosteroid injection into A1 pulley.
This first dorsal compartment tendon may have multiple slips.
APL