Upper Extremity: Hand (Part 2) Flashcards

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Hypothenar Muscles

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  • Abductor digiti minimi
  • Flexor digiti minimi brevis
  • Opponens digiti
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Hypothenar Muscles Proximal Attachment

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  • Carpals

- Flexor retinaculum

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Hypothenar Muscles Distal Attachment

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  • Distal attachment
    5th metacarpal (ODM)
    Base of 5th proximal phalanx (FDMB, ADM)
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Hypothenar Innervation

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  • Deep branch of ulnar
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Hypothenar Function

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  • Name tells you function

- ADM can also help flex proximal phalanx of 5th digit

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Lumbricals (“Worm-Like”) Proximal Attachment

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  • Tendons of FDP
  • 1st and 2nd attach to one tendon
  • 3rd and 4th attach to 2 adjacent tendons
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Lumbricals (“Worm-Like”) Distal Attachment

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  • Extensor expansion of digits 2-5 (lateral side)

- Ex: 1st lumbrical > 2nd digit extensor expansion

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1st and 2nd Lumbricals (“Worm-Like”) Innervation

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  • Median nerve
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3rd and 4th Lumbricals (“Worm-Like”) Innervation

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  • Deep branch of ulnar nerve
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Lumbricals (“Worm-Like”) Function

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  • Flex MCP joint and extend IP joints
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Palmar Interossei Proximal Attachment

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  • Metacarpals 2 (1st), 4 (2nd), 5 (3rd)
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Palmar Interossei Distal Attachment

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  • Base of proximal phalanges
  • Extensor expansion of digits
  • Medial 2nd (1st), Lateral 4th (2nd), Lateral 5th (3rd)
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Palmar Interossei

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  • 3 in number (numbered from lateral to medial)
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Palmar Interossei Function

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  • Adduct digits 2,4,5

- Flex MCP and extend IP’s of respective digits

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Dorsal Interossei

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  • 4 in number
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Dorsal Interossei Proximal Attachment

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  • Adjacent metacarpals

- Ex: 1st dorsal interossei attaches to 1st and 2nd metacarpal

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Dorsal Interossei Distal Attachment

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  • Base of proximal phalanges and extensor expansion of digits 2-4
  • Lateral 2nd (1st), lateral 3rd (2nd), medial 3rd (3rd), medial 4th (4th)
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Dorsal Interossei Innervation

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  • Deep branch of ulnar nerve
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Dorsal Interossei Function

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  • Abduct digits 2,4,5

- Flex MCP and extend IP’s of respective digits

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Palmar Interossei Innervation

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  • Deep branch of ulnar nerve
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Radial and Ulnar Arteries of Hand

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  • Form the dorsal carpal arch, superficial and deep palmar arches
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Dorsal Carpal Arch

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  • Formed by branches of radial and ulnar arteries
  • Gives off 2nd – 4th dorsal metacarpal arteries
  • 1st dorsal metacarpal is a branch off of radial
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Superficial Palmar Arch

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  • Formed by ulnar artery + superficial branch of radial
  • Superficial to long flexor tendons
  • Located about mid-palm
  • Gives off 3 common palmar digital branches
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3 Palmar Digital Branches

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  • Travels on the lumbricals 2 - 4

- Proper palmar digital branch off from common palmar digital

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Radial passes through snuffbox and through 1st dorsal interossei. Gives off:

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  • Princeps pollicis artery: palmar side of 1st digit

- Radialis indicis: lateral side of 2nd digit

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Deep Palmar Arch

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  • Formed by radial + deep branch of ulnar
  • Deep to long flexor tendons and adductor pollicis
  • Located at the base of metacarpals
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Deep Palmar Arch Gives Off

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  • Palmar metacarpal arteries

- Perforating branches

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Palmar Metacarpal Arteries of Deep Palmar Arch

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  • Anastomose with common palmar digital
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Perforating Branches of Deep Palmar Arch

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  • Anastomose with dorsal metacarpal arteries
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Nerves of the Hand (Palmar Aspect)

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  • Median nerve

- Ulnar nerve

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Median Nerve of Hand (Palmar Aspect)

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  • Palmar cutaneous branch
  • Recurrent branch
  • Common palmar digital nerves
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Palmar Cutaneous Branch

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  • Arises before carpal tunnel and innervates palm
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Recurrent Branch

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  • Supplies thenar muscles
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Common Palmar Digital Nerves

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  • Proper palmar digital nerves
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Ulnar Nerve (In the Ulnar Canal)

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  • Palmar cutaneous branch
  • Superficial branch
  • Deep branch
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Ulnar nerve (in the ulnar canal)
Palmar cutaneous branch
Superficial branch
Palmaris brevis muscle
Common palmar digital and proper palmar digital
Sensory to 5th digits and medial ½ of 4th
Deep branch
supplies all muscles of the hand innervated by ulnar nerve, except palmaris brevis
Joints
Accompanies deep branch of ulnar artery and deep palmar arch

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Ulnar nerve (in the ulnar canal)
Palmar cutaneous branch
Superficial branch
Palmaris brevis muscle
Common palmar digital and proper palmar digital
Sensory to 5th digits and medial ½ of 4th
Deep branch
supplies all muscles of the hand innervated by ulnar nerve, except palmaris brevis
Joints
Accompanies deep branch of ulnar artery and deep palmar arch

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Superficial Branch of Ulnar Nerv

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  • Palmaris brevis muscle
  • Common palmar digital and proper palmar digital
  • Sensory to 5th digits and medial ½ of 4th
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Deep Branch of Ulnar Nerve

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  • Supplies all muscles of the hand innervated by ulnar nerve, except palmaris brevis
  • Joints
  • Accompanies deep branch of ulnar artery and deep palmar arch
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Common Palmar Digital and Proper Palmar Digital (Ulnar Nerve)

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  • Sensory to 5th digits and medial ½ of 4th
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Nerves of the Hand (Dorsal Aspect)

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  • Ulnar nerve

- Radial nerve

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Ulnar Nerve

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  • Dorsal branch of ulnar (sensory)
  • Dorsal digital nerves
  • Supplies dorsum and medial 1 ½ digits
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Radial Nerve

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  • Superficial branch of radial (sensory)
  • Dorsal digital branches
  • Supplies dorsum and lateral 3 ½ digits
  • Lateral portion of thenar eminence
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Palmar Digital Nerves from Median and Ulnar Nerves

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  • Supplies distal aspect of fingers
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Floor (Posterior) of Carpal Tunnel

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  • Carpal bones
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Roof (Anterior) of Carpal Tunner

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  • Flexor retinaculum (transverse carpal ligament)
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Transverse Carpal Ligament Lateral Attachment

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  • Scaphoid

- Trapezium

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Transverse Carpal Ligament Medial Attachment

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  • Pisiform

- Hook of hamate

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Content of Carpal Tunnel

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  • 4 tendons of FDS
  • 4 tendons of FDP
  • Tendon of FPL
  • Median nerve
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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  • Signs and symptoms due to median nerve compression in the carpal tunnel
  • Caused by different factors
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Symptoms

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  • Pain, anesthesia, paresthesia (numbness, prickling sensation) to lateral 3 ½ digits
  • Hand clumsiness/weakness
  • Weakness and wasting of (LOAF muscles)
  • Ape-hand deformity
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Pain, anesthesia, paresthesia (numbness, prickling sensation) to lateral 3 ½ digits in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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  • Pain can extend into distal forearm

- Central palm and lateral thenar sensation are normal

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Weakness and Wasting of (LOAF Muscles) in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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  • 1st and 2nd Lumbricals
  • Opponens pollicis
  • APB
  • FPB
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Ape-Hand Deformity

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  • Atrophy of thenar

- Inability to move thumb away from hand

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Ganglion Cyst

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  • Common benign soft tissue tumor found in the hand/wrist
  • Most common over dorsal wrist
  • Volar ganglion cyst can cause compression of median or ulnar nerves (or branches)
  • Pathogenesis is unknown, originates from joints of the wrist or flexor sheaths
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Origination of Pathogenesis from Joints of the Wrist or Flexor Sheaths (Ganglion Cyst)

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  • Connective tissue degeneration and cystic space formation
  • Herniation of synovium
  • Leakage of synovial fluid into surrounding space
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Pathogenesis of Ganglion Cysts

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  • Unknown

- Originates from joints of the wrist or flexor sheaths

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Ganglion Cyst Treatment

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  • Observation
  • Aspiration
  • Surgical resection