Test 3: Elbow and Forearm Flashcards
Elbow movements:
Flexion & extension
Supination & pronation
Uniaxial articulation (direction of one movement)
Articular surfaces allow motion in only one plane
Motions- flexion and extension
Ginglymus (hinge) joint
What are examples of a hinge joint in elbow?
ex. humeroulnar joint, humeroradial joint
Also uniaxial articulation
Motions
• Rotation, supination, pronation
Trochodial (pivot, screw joint)
Example of trochoidal joint
Proximal & distal radio-ulnar joints
Widest part of elbow
Epicondyles
Normal ROM for radioulnar (forearm) movements
Pronation/supination 70°/85°
Normal ROM Humeroulnar & Humeroradial Movments
Normal ROM
• 0° - 145°
(biceps get in the way)
Annular l. of radius
starts on radius, wraps around ulna, connects back to radius.
Ulnar collateral l. is usually associated with what sport position and what surgery?
Baseball pitchers
Tommy John’s Surgery
Ligament that resists varus stress
Radial collateral
Ligament that stabilizes the proximal
radius during supination and pronation
Annular ligament
Origin of Biceps Brachii
Long head • Supraglenoid tubercle of scapula, labrum Short head • Coracoid process of the scapula
Insertion of bicep brachii
Tuberosity of the radius and
aponeurosis of the biceps
brachii
Action of biceps brachii
Flex the elbow
Supinate the forearm
Flex the shoulder
(something important about long head)
Origin of brachialis
Distal half of anterior surface of humerus