Upper Limb Flashcards
Most frequently fractured bone of the body
clavicle
most frequently dislocated carpal bone
lunate
most frequently fractured carpal bone
scaphoid
name of fracture of distal radius that produces “dinner fork” appearance
Colle’s fracture
Nerve injured with fracture of surgical neck of humerus
axillary
Nerve injured with fracture of medial humeral epicondyle
Ulnar
Nerve injured with shaft of humerus
radial
nerve injured in wrist drop
radial
muscle that is chief flexor and chief extensor at shoulder joint
deltoid
muscles innervated by axillary nerve
deltoid and teres minor
Muscles that initiates abduction of abduction of arm
supraspinatus
Most commonly torn tendon of rotator cuff
supraspinatus
Two muscles that rotate scapula for full abduction of arm
Trapezius, serratus anterior
Tendon that courses through shoulder joint
long head of biceps
Chief supinator of hand
biceps brachii
injury to what nerve causes winged scapula
long thoracic nerve
Spinal levels of axillary nerve
C5 and C6
Spinal levels to muscles of the hand
C8 and T1
Dermatome of thumb
C6
Nerve to thenar compartment
Recurrent branch of median
Innervation of adductor pollicis
ulnar (deep branch)
Innervation of all interosseous muscles
Ulnar (neep branch)
Region affected by upper trunk of brachial plexus
Shoulder
region affected by lower trunk of brachial plexus
intrinsic hand muscles
Nerve compressed with carpal tunnel syndrome
median
nerve affected by cubital tunnel syndrome
ulnar
Paralysis of which muscle results in total “claw” hand
lumbricals
