Boney Anatomy
Anatomy
Finger Pathologies
Special Tests
Pathologies
100
What are the 8 bones of the wrist known as?
What are the carpal bones?
100
What are the Nerves that run through the wrist, hands, and fingers
What is radial, unlar, and median nerves
100
This injury is caused by the avulsion of the extensor digitorum longus tendon
What is mallet finger
100
Patient makes a fist, if the head of the 3rd metacarpal is level with 2nd and 4th metacarpal, indicates lunate dislocation
What is murphys sign
100
With a boxers fracture if a boxer has proper punching technique which metacarpals will most likely fracture?
What is 2nd and 3rd metacarpals
200
What is the name of the bony prominence on the hamate that is palpable on the palmar side of the hand?
What is the hook of hamate
200
This is the latin term that means thumb
What is pollicis
200
This pathology is caused by the avulsion of the flexor digitorum profundus tendon
What is jersey finger
200
Placing the patients finger in warm water for 5-20 minutes, remove and observe to see if skin is wrinkled, if it does not it is denervated.
What is wrinkle (Shrivel) test
200
Fracture through dorsal articular area of the radius with dorsal and proximal displacement
What a Barton fracture
300
What are the fingers called?
What is the phalanges
300
What is the common insertion point for the wrist extensors
What is lateral epicondyle
300
This pathology is caused by a rupture of the central extensor tendon
What is boutonnierre deformity
300
Patient flexes the middle digit and then alternately deviates radially and ulnarly. Positive test is that they cannot do this.
What is egawas sign
300
Gameskeeper thumb is when there is an increase in what motion because of a torn ligament
What is abduction
400
How many carpal bones make up the wrist?
What is eight
400
What is the insertion point for the wrist flexors?
What is medial epicondyle
400
This pathology has flexion of the MP and DIP with extension of the PIP, caused by trauma and damage to volar plate or by rheumatoid arthritis
What is swan neck deformity
400
Apply pressure to carpal tunnel and the underlying median nerve for 30 seconds- positive if median nerve symptoms occur within 15-30 seconds
What is carpal compression test
400
This pathology is can make hands and fingers go from white, blue, to red and have numbness, tingling, and cold
What is Raynauds syndrome
500
What are the three parts of the phalanges?
What is proximal, middle, distal
500
What two bones of the forearm make part of the wrist joint
What is ulna and radius
500
This pathology is the thickening of the flexor tendon sheath and usually occurs in 3rd and 4th finger, causes tendon to stick, snaps when released
What is trigger finger
500
Tell the patient to flex the finger while holding MCP in neutral, inability to flex or close middle phalanx indicates FDP is torn
What is Flexor Digitorum Superficialis test
500
This carpal bone has the least blood supply and if it does not heal then surgery is required
What is scaphoid bone
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