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AT2356 Exam 5
Ch. 24
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Area formed by the extensor tendons of the thumb | anatomical snuffbox |
| Fracture of the carpometacarpal joint | bennett's fracture |
| A deformity caused by a rupture of the extensor tendon dorsal to the middle phalanx | boutonniere deformity |
| Perineural fibrosis of the subcutaneous ulnar digital nerve | bowler's thumb |
| Compression of the median nerve resulting from inflammation of the tendons and synovial sheath | carpal tunnel syndrome |
| wrist | carpus |
| Forearm fracture of the lower end of the radius or ulna | Colles' fracture |
| A sprain of the ulnar collateral ligament of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb | gamekeeper's thumb |
| Stenosing tenosynovitis of the first tunnel of the wrist, causing pain on movement of the extensor pollucis brevis and abductor pollucis longus | de Quervain's disease |
| Flexion deformity caused by nodules that develop in the palmer aponeurosis | dupuytren's contracture |
| - A thin sheet of fibrous tissue that runs downward from the radius to the ulna and transmits forces directly through the hand from the radius to the ulna | interosseous membrane |
| - Injury caused by a blow from a thrown ball that strikes the tip of the finger and avulses the extensor tendon from its insertion along with a piece of the bone | mallet finger |