wrist and hand Flashcards
(38 cards)
There are ___ named inter carpal ligaments
26
The hand accounts for ___ % of hand function
90%
thumb is involved in __ to __ % of hand function
40-50
the second digit is involved in __ % of hand function
20%
The third digit is __ % of hand function and is the strongest it is imports for power and precision
20%
what type of joint is the radio-ulnar joint
pivot
the rounded head of the ulnar head contacts both the ulnar notch of the radius ______ and the TFCC _____
Laterally & Distally
what is TFCC?
Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex
( A double pivot joint that unites the distal radius and ulna AND articular disc
Explain why ulnar deviation is more than radial deviation
the ulnar styloid process is approx. one- half inch shorter than the radial styloid process - resulting in more deviation
ROM 30 /20
What is an AKA for Colle’s Fracture
Dinner Fork Fracture
T?F with a Colle’s Fracture , fracture of the radius within 20- 30 mm of the wrist joint with anterior angulation of the distal fragment
False
it is Posterior angulation
Colle’s = Flexion fracture
Smith’s= extension fracture
this correct?
nope
opposite
What is Garden Spade Deformity known as?
Smith fracture
Describe what happens in a Smith’s fracture
fracture of the radius within 20-30 mm of the wrist joint with anterior angulation of the distal fragment
T/F
In the TFCC, the fibrocartilage disc is between the lateral distal row and the distal ulna within the medial aspect of the wrist
False
Medial proximal row
what is the primary function of the TFCC
to improve joint congruency and to cushion against compressive forces
TFCC transmits about __% of the axial load from the hand to the forearm
20
What is the wrist composed of
- distal radius
- distal ulna
- 8 carpals
- 5 metacarpals
name the carpals located in the proximal row
scaphoid(navicular), lunate, triquetrium, pisiform
name the carpals located in the distal row
trapezium, trapezoid, capitate and hamate
T/F the scaphoid is the most commonly fractured carpal bone
True - also known as navicular
T/F Scaphoid is the largest of all carpal bones
False
Captitate is the largest of ALL carpals
Scaphoid is the largest in the proximal row
which carpal is the second most commonly fractured and subluxated
Lunate
Lunate, Capitate and the base of the 3rd metacarpal is covered by which tendon?
extensor carpi radialis tendon ( inserts into the base of the 3rd metacarpal)