Final Flashcards
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A chronic strain of the medial or lateral epicondylitis in the elbow; often known as tennis elbow
Epicondylitis
Tendonitis originating in the base of the thumb, on the back side of the wrist, and the Palm side of the wrist
deQuervain’s tenosynovitis
Injury to the thumb that results in tearing or stretching of the MP joint or rupture of the ulnar collateral ligament
Gamekeeper’s thumb
The abnormal movement of one of the bones that constitute a joint
Subluxation
Inflammation of tendons caused by overuse or repetitive motions
Tendinitis
A tear of the extensor tendon of the PIP joint, at the middle of the finger, and the DIP joint that controls the fingertip
Boutnnière deformity
An inflammatory disorder cause by irritation of the tissues and nerves around the medial nerve
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Irritation, compression, and entrapment of the ulnar nerve
Capital tunnel syndrome
Entrapment of the radial nerve
Radial tunnel syndrome
A break in the scaphoid bone in the thumb
Scaphoid fracture
An injury to the finger resulting from tearing of the finger tendon and damaging the cartilage
Baseball (mallet) finger
A nerve within the brachial plexus that passes through the cubical tunnel in the posterior aspect of the medial epicondylitis
Ulnar nerve
A small hard lump above a tendon or in the capsule that encloses a joint
Ganglion
An injury to the finger resulting in tearing of the flexor tendon in the finger tip
Jersey finger
The bony end of the humerus that lies to the outside of the elbow joint
Lateral epicondyle
A condition in which the muscles in the palm side of the forearm shorten, causing the fingers to form a fist and the wrists to bend
Volkmann’s contracture
The bony end of the humerus that forms with the elbow joint
Medial epicondyle
A nerve wishing the brachial plexus that crosses the anterior elbow, passes between the heads of the pronator teres, and runs distal to the joint
Median nerve
Inflammation of the bursa over the Olecranon process of the elbow
Olecranon bursitis
A chronic strain of the lateral epicondyle in the elbow, often known as epicondylitis
Tennis elbow
Entrapment or compression of the median nerve
Pronator teres syndrome
A nerve within the brachial plexus that passes anteriorly to the lateral epicondyle and lies in a tunnel of several muscles and tendons
Radian nerve