Unit 4 Wrist And Hand Flashcards
Metacarpals
Phalanges
5 mc 5 proximal 4 middle 5 distal Thumb-prox distal, no middle
Carpals
Lateral-medial
Proximal-distal rows
8
Scaphoid lunate triquetrum pisiform
Trapezium trapezoid capitate hamate
Radiocarpal joint
Wrist
Radius to prox carpals
Biaxial condyloid joint w synovial fluid
Medial ulnar collateral ligament
Ulnar styloid- triquetrum hamate
Limits radial deviation
Lateral radial collateral ligament
Radial styloid- scaphoid trapezium
Limits ulnar deviation
Midcarpal joint
Nonaxial plane joint
Prox-distal rows
Dorsal/Palmar
Intercarpal ligament
Radius- prox carpals
Dorsal-Posterior stabilizes carpals during wrist flexion
Palmar-Anterior stabilizes carpals during wrist extension
CMC JOINT
Distal rows-metacarpals
Biaxial modified saddle joint- limited mobility except 5th finger opposition.
Dorsal carpometacarpal ligament
Carpal-metacarpal
Intermetacarpal joint
Between metacarpals
Dorsal intermetacarpal ligament
Metacarpal- metacarpal
MCP joint
Metacarpals-prox phalanges
1st- uniaxial hinge joint
2nd- biaxial condyloid joint
Medial/ ulnar collateral ligaments
PIP joints
Prox- middle phalanges
No thumb
Uniaxial hinge joint
Medial/ ulnar collateral ligament
IP joint
Prox- distal phalanx of thumb
Uniaxial hinge joint
Carpal tunnel
Flexor retinaculum- carpal bones Flexor digitorum superficialis Flexor digitorum profundus Flexor pollicis Longus Median nerve
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Impingement of the four structures mostly median nerve
Surgically needs to be released to relieve pressure.
Extensor retinaculum
Stabilizes posterior wrist and thumb muscle
Wrist drop
Radial nerve damage
Unable to actively extend wrist
Ape hand
Median nerve damage
No thumb opposition
Unable to flex dip of 2 & 3 finger
Atrophy of thenar eminence
Claw hand
Ulnar nerve damage
Atrophy of interosseous muscle
Atrophy of hypothenar eminence
Extensor carpi radialis Longus
Distal 1/3 of lateral supracondylar ridge of humerus
Base of 2
Extend wrist radial deviate assist flex elbow
Radial
Extensor carpi radialis brevis
Common extensor tendon from the lateral epicondyle
Base of 3
Extend wrist radial deviate assist to flex elbow
Radial