Lecture 12 Flashcards
What is the precision grip?
When the intermediate and distal phalanges and thumbs press against each other.
Prehensile.
How many carpal bones and how many rows of carpals are there?
Eight bones in two rows.
What carpal bones are in the bottom row?
Scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform
What carpal bones are in the second row?
Trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, Hamate.
Which carpal bones make contact with the radius?
Lunate
Scaphoid
Which side of the scaphoid has its blood supply compromised when the scaphoid is fractured?
Proximal
At which point does the scaphoid fracture?
Between the proximal and distal ends = point of weakness.
What does a fracture of the hook of Hamate cause?
Ulnar canal syndrome
Handlebar neuropathy
Compression of the ulnar artery
What are the fascial components?
Palmar aponeurosis Hyperthenar fascia Thenar fascia Adductor pollicis Interosseous
Which metacarpals are most likely to fracture?
The first and fifth.
What movements occur at the first metacarpal?
Flexion Extension Opposition Circumduction Adduction Abduction
What is the power grip?
When the fingers (sometimes palm) clamp down on an object with the thumb.
Prehensile.
What occurs with contracture of palmar aponeurosis?
Thickening and shrinking of palmar fascia.
Typically affecting ring and little finger.
Thought to be inherited.
What is the contents of the carpal tunnel?
Flexor tendons
Median nerve
Synovial sheath
What forms the roof and floor of the carpal tunnel?
Roof: flexor retinaculum
Floor: carpal bones