Upper limb Flashcards
Most commonly fractured bone in 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 fracture of 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
Muscle that initiates abduction of arm
Supraspinatus
Most commonly torn tendon of rotator cuff
Supraspinatus
Two muscles that rotate scapula for full abduction of arm
Trapezius and serratus anterior
Tendon that courses through shoulder joint
Long head of biceps
Chief supinator muscle of hand
Biceps brachii