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| Erb-duchenne or Erb's palsy |
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Waiters tip palsy
Upper, C5&C6 brachial plexus root lesions at union of c5/6
Pec major unopposed. Medially rotates shoulder.
loss of sensation in lateral aspect of upper limb |
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acromioclavicular seperation common
coracoacromial ligament
coracoclavicular |
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95% are anterior
Can damage the axillary artery |
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Term
| Injurty to the Ulnar nerve |
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Definition
Weakness of medial felxion of the wrist
loss of sensation on medial side of hand and fingers
clawing of fingers |
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Cause of carpel tunnel
benediction of hand
ape hand |
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Term
| Ulnar and Median nerve damage |
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Definition
Injury to hand and fingers become flat
innervation to all felxors is lost
only dorsal extensors of forearm and hand are still functional
claw hand involves injury to both |
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Loss of elbow, wrist, finger extensors.
arm held in flexion |
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Lower brachial plexus, damage to C8/T1
Paralysis of intrinsic m. of hand responsible for fine movements
Combination ulnar and median n. lesion
Long flexors of fingers are lost(c8)&
reduction of grip
If due to TOS may include Horner syndrome |
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Definition
| Deltoid,rotator cuff, anterior brachium |
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loss of triceps
loss of extension of proximal MP joints
weakness of flexion of the wrist |
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Surgical neck: Axillary nerve and PHC a
midshaft: radial n., deep (profunda) brachial a., origin of brachialis
supracondylar fracture: median nerve & brachial a.
medial condyle: ulnar nerve |
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Definition
Lateral to medial
radial n
biceps brachi tendon
brachial artery
median n
Subcutaneous from lateral to medial
Cephalic v.
Median Cubital v.
Basilic v. |
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Definition
Trochlea of humerous articulates with ulna
Capitulum of humerous articulates with radius |
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Ulnar nerve runs in a groove(funny bone)
Golfers elbow
Inflamation of common flexor origin
muscles affected:
Pronator Teres
Flexor Carpi Radialis
Palmaris longus
Flexor carpi ulnaris |
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Tennis elbow -pain radiates down posterior aspect of forearm
inflammation of common extensor origin
Also cause by radial nerve entrapment |
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Definition
lateral: brachioradialis
medial: Pronater teres
Brachial artery enters and splits into radial and ulnar
Medial nerve runs through |
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Term
| Compartment Compression Syndrome |
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Definition
Inflammatory processes in antebrachium
reduces blood flow to hand and innervation
Allens Test |
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Transverse Fracture of the radius.
Fall on extended wrists
posterior dislocation
-dinner fork deformity |
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Fracture of distal radius.
Radius displaced ventrally.
ulnar styloid process avulced (broken off)
fall on flexed wrists |
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Bennets fracture: APL(Abductor Pollices longus) tendon force fractures metacarpal thumb
Reverse Bennets: ECU tendon fractures pinky metacarpal.(extensor carpi ulnaris) |
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| fracture of the neck of any metacarpal |
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Fracture in elbow region, supracondylar fracture.
Brachial artery near elbow becomes obstructed. Causes muscle necrosis.
Constant flexion of fingers and wrist |
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Definition
tightness of plamar aponeurosis
Fixed flexion of fingers, cannot grip tennis ball |
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distal attachment of Triceps tendon is to olecran which is separated from skin by olecranon bursa
student's elbow -bursitis from repeated excessive pressure and friction |
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Term
| Arterial Anastomoses around Scapula |
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Definition
Blockage of subclavian or axillary a. can be bypassed by anastomosis btwn:
Thyrocervical & Subscapular a.
branches:
transverse cervical
Suprascapular
Subscapular
Circumflex scapular |
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injury to musculocutaneous n.
weakens flexion of elbos and supination of forearm
Anesthesia over lateral forearm |
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Term
| Cutaneous innervation of hand |
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Definition
Dorsum: 1,5 –U and 3.5 R
Palm: 1,5 –U and 3,5 M |
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