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What is the anterior humeral line?

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What is Volkmann’s Ischemic Contracture?

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It is a potential consequence of a neglected supracondylar humerus fracture. With these fractures, the brachial artery may also be injured and, if neglected, this could lead to the flexor contracture muscles of the anterior compartment of the forearm becoming ischemic.

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List the articulations between the bones of the forearm and the carpals.

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What is Colles’ fracture?

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What is a Smith’s fracture?

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What are the boundaries and contents of the carpal tunnel?

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What are the boundaries and contents of Guyon’s canal?

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Around what axis does abduction and adduction of the hand occur?

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Around an imaginary line drawn through digit-III

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Describe how abduction, adduction, and opposition of the thumb is performed?

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List the compartments of the hand and describe their contents.

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What is a synovial sheath?

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A membrane surrounding a tendon whose function is to reduce friction between the tendon and their surrounding structure

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List the synovial sheaths of the hand and any special functions they may perform.

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What is Stenosing Tenosynovitis?

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What is Dupuytren’s Contracture?

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How can Dupuytren’s Contracture be treated?

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What is the extensor hood and what does it do?

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Describe what the Allen test does and how its performed.

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It determines whether or not the radial and ulnar arteries are patent.

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List the boundaries and contents of the anatomical snuff box.

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What can be the clinical consequences of delaying treatment of a scaphoid fracture?

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Non union and avascular necrosis