The hand and wrist Flashcards
Number of carpal (wrist) bones
8
Number of metacarpal (hand) bones
5
Number of Phalanges
14 bones
5 digits
Joints of Wrist and Hand
Carpometacarpal Joints Metacarpophalangeal Joints Interphalangeal Joints Radiocarpal Joint Midcarpal Joint
Where does Flexion of the wrist occur?
40% at radiocarpal joint
60% at midcarpal joint
Where does Extension of the wrist occur?
33% at midcarpal joint
67% at radiocarpal joint
Where does Adduction/Abduction of the wrist occur?
Mostly occurs at midcarpal joint
Extensor Expansion
Moveable hood over the MP and IP joints of the fingers formed by the extensor tendons
Extensor Hood Mechanism
Enables the long extensor tendons to strongly extend the MP joint and allows extension of IP joints when MP joints are flexed by lumbricals, which also attach the the “hood” part of the extensor expansion
Muscle responsible for strong flexion of MP and IP joints (“Power Grip”)
Flexor digitorum profundus
Dupuytren’s Contracture
Progressive shortening and thickening of the palmar fascia that pulls the 4th and 5th digits into partial flexion.
Tends to be hereditary
Tensosynovitis
Infections in the digital synovial sheaths can cause inflammation of the tendon and synovial sheath. For the 5th digit, such an infection can spread into the carpal tunnel and into the forearm because the digital synovial sheath is continuous with the ulnar bursa.
Review long flexor tendons & synovial sheaths
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Intrinsic Thenar Muscles (Thumb)
Abductor pollicis brevis
Flexor pollicis brevis
Opponens pollicis
Adductor pollicis (not part of eminence)
Thenar eminence muscles
Abductor pollicis brevis
Flexor pollicis brevis (superficial head and deep head)
Opponens pollicis
Heads of the Adductor pollicis
Oblique head and Transverse head
Proximal attachment of Opponens pollicis
Flexor retinaculum and tubercles of scaphoid and trapezium
Distal attachment of Opponens pollicis
Lateral side of 1st metacarpal
Actions of Opponens pollicis
Oppose thumb and medially rotate 1st metacarpal
Innervation of Opponens pollicis
Recurrent branch of median nerve
Proximal attachment of Abductor pollicis brevis
Flexor retinaculum and tubercles of scaphoid and trapezium
Distal attachment of Abductor pollicis brevis
Later side of base of proximal phalanx of thumb
Actions of Abductor pollicis brevis
Abduct thumb, aid in opposition