Hand bones Flashcards

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Q

What do the bones of the hand provide?

A

Support and flexibility to the soft tissues

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What can the bones of the hand be divided into?

A

Carpal bones
Metacarpals
Phalanges

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3
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What are the most proximal bones of the hand?

A

Carpal bones

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4
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What are the carpal bones?

A

A set of 8 irregularly shaped bones

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5
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Where are the carpal bones located?

A

In the wrist area

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6
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How many metacarpals are there?

A

5- one related to each digit

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7
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What are the phalanges?

A

The bones of the fingers

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8
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How many phalanges does each finger have?

A

3, apart from the thumb, which has two

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9
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How are the carpal bones organised?

A

Into two rows, proximal and distal

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10
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What are the carpal bones in the proximal row (lateral to medial)?

A

Scaphoid
Lunate
Triquetrum
Pisiform

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11
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What kind of bone is the pisiform?

A

A sesamoid bone

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12
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What is the pisiform formed with?

A

The tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris

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13
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What are the carpal bones of the distal row (lateral to medial)?

A

Trapesium
Trapezoid
Capitate
Hamate

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14
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What does the hamate have?

A

A projection on its palmar surface, called the hook of hamate

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15
Q

What articulates with the radius proximally?

A

The scaphoid and lunate

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16
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What do the carpal bones in the distal row articulate with?

A

The metacarpals

17
Q

What are the carpal bones most commonly fractured?

A

The scaphoid and lunate

18
Q

What is the usual mechanism of injury for fracture of scaphoid and lunate?

A

FOOSH (falling on outstretched hand)

19
Q

What is the classical clinical feature of a scaphoid fracture?

A

Pain and tenderness in the anatomical snuffbox

20
Q

What needs to happen to a scaphoid fracture?

A

It needs to be reduced quickly

21
Q

Why does a scaphoid fracture need to be reduced quickly?

A

As the blood supply to the proximal part of the bone can be cut off, causing it to undergo avascular necrosis

22
Q

What are patients with a missed scaphoid fracture likely to develop?

A

Arthritis later in life

23
Q

When does a lunate fracture occur?

A

When there is hyperextension at the wrist

24
Q

What is a lunate fracture associated with?

A

Damage to the median nerve

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What do the metacarpal bones articulate with?
Proximally, with carpals  | Distally, with proximal phalanges
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What are the metacarpal bones?
``` Metacarpal I- thumb  Metacarpal II- index finger  Metacarpal III- middle finger Metacarpal IV- ring finger  Metacarpal V- little finger ```
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What does each metacarpal consist of?
A base, shaft, and a head
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What is true of the medial and lateral surfaces of the metacarpals?
They are concave
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Why are the medial and lateral surfaces of the metacarpals concave?
Allowing attachment of the interoessei muscles
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What are the common fractures of the metacarpals?
Boxer’s fracture  | Bennett’s fracture
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What is the Boxer’s fracture?
A fracture of the 5th metacarpal neck
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What is the Boxer’s fracture usually caused by?
A clenched fist striking a hard object
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What happens in the Boxer’s fracture?
The distal part of the fracture is displaced posteriorly, producing a shortening of the affected finger
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What is a Bennett’s fracture?
A fracture of the first metacarpal base, extending into the carpometacarpal joint
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What is Bennett’s fracture caused by?
Hyperabduction of the thumb