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joints of wrist   radiocarpal (wrist flex), midcarpal (somewhat flex/ext but mostly hand function)  
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length-tension relationships   position of wrist controls length of mm. wrist & finger ext contract to stabilize during gripping w/finger flexors  
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most powerful grip...   in a little bit of flex  
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stretching of ECR longus & brevis/ECU   elbow straight, wrist flex, fingers relaxed  
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stretching of FCU/FCR   elbow ext & in supination, wrist ext, fingers relaxed  
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to stretch superficialis   let DIP relax  
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cylindrical grip (power)   holding coke can  
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conical grip (power)   holding ice cream  
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key grip (power)   thumb & side of 1st finger  
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pincher (precision)   thumb & 1st finger tip to tip  
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tip to tip (precision)   thumb & other fingers  
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zone II is called "no mans land" because...   injury/sx to this area is associated w/very poor outcomes (infection, contracture, scarring) bc of the complex interweave of the finger flexor tendons  
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post op tendon repairs   usually immobilized in shortened position, use gentle mm setting & PROM up to 4 wks then AROM, avoid stretching & resistive ex for 6-8 wks post op, ALWAYS under MD protocol  
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colles fx   radius fx w/in 2.5 cm of the wrist in which the distal fragment is displaced in a dorsal direction. may involve ulna fx also. most common fx in adults, fall on palm, fork deformity, often permanent loss of motion  
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rehabilitation for radius fx   starts as soon as stable immobilization has been achieved, goals:reduce edema, maintain digit ROM. light gripping, pinching & use of fingers encouraged (painfree), active forearm rot w/in limit of cast  
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carpal fx-scaphoid   most common carpal fx, can get avascular necrosis usually not initially seen on xray  
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carpal fx-scaphoid S&S   pain & edema in snuffbox, malunion common, often dismissed as sprain  
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carpal fx-scaphoid rx   cast up to 12 wks due to poor blood supply  
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metacarpal fx   occurs from falls, jammed fingers, direct blows (bruising)  
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boxers's fx   fx of the neck of the 4th or 5th metacarpal- occur when the pt strikes a hard object w/a clenched fist  
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ligament injuries of the wrist & hand   lig sprains w/varying degrees of carpal instab, usually from a fall with the wrist hyperext, immobilized in a short arm cast or splint for 3 or 4 wks, if severe, opt include rigid cast immob, closed reduction w/percutaneous pinnning & ORIF  
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skier's thumb   sprain ulnar collateral  
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de quervain dx/tenosynovitis   abd pollicus longus & extensor pollicis brevis tendons & sheaths, pn on the RADIAL side of the wrist, cause often not clear  
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de quervain dx/tenosynovitis S&S   tender radial styloid, pn w/active abd of thumb, + Finkelsteins test (pain w/passive thumb flex/abd & wrist ulnar deviation)  
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dupuytren dx   formation of pits & firm nodules that lie just below the skin of the palm. mostly white men of N European descent. may require sx. rx centered on pt reassurance & edu (stretching & heat doesn't work great), steroids or collagenases, tendons stick out  
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carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)   compression neuropathy-structures constrict MEDIAN nerve & blood supply resulting in impaired nerve conduction-decreased sensation, pn & tingling  
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carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) motor probs including mm loss   thenar intrinsic mm (flexor pollicis brevis), abductor pollicis brevis, & opponens pollicis, loss of the 1st 2 lumbrical mm  
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carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)-tunnel defined by   pisiform side-ulnar/scaphoid side-radial/hook of hamate side-radial/tubercle of trapezium side-ulnar/transverse carpal lig-roof  
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structures located w/in carpal tunnel   flexor poll longus tendon, 4 tendons of flex digitorum superficialis, 4 tendons of profundus, median nerve  
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carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) etiology   swelling of long flexor tendons or w/in tunnel due to repetitive wrist motion of finger activity or trauma/cause is often activity related, end result is medial nerve compressed, worse if pt obese  
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carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)S&S   pain in hand that increases w/activity esp writing, gripping/numbness in median nerve distribution, early symptoms of pn & numbness worse @ night, atrophy of thenar eminence, ape hand deformity  
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carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) functional loss   grip awkward, flex & opposition of thumb is lost & thumb is pulled dorsally/index & middle finger lose flexion of IPs-sensory loss-palmar side of thumb & digits 1,2,3, 1/2 of 4, all finger tips  
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carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)PT   modalities for pn, ROM/jt mob to carpals, cock-up splinting esp @ night, pt edu.  
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carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) sx   transection of transverse ligament  
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carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)special tests   phalens-wrist flex 60 seconds, reproduce symptoms. tinnels sign-tapping on CT reproduces symptoms  
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ulnar neuropathy   often entrapped in tunnel of Guyon (pisiform & hook of hamate), claw hand deformity, loss of sensation-ulnar hand, volar & dorsal, so loss of thumb & lat pinch  
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ulnar neuropathy motor loss   lumbricales 1/2, interossei (abd & add), hypothenar (abd, digiti minimi, opponens digiti minimi, flex digiti minimi), add poll  
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ulnar neuropathy functional loss   ext digitorum keeps last 2 MPs hyper ext bc of loss of lumbricales & interossei, can't abd or add fingers due to loss of interossei, can abd 5th finger bc of ext digit minimi but not add  
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radial motor loss   none in hand, may have wrist drop if higher lesion.  
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radial sensory loss   dorsal radial hand to 1/2 4th finger  
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radial functional loss   decreased grasp due to inability to stabilize wrist if wrist drop  
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tendonitis   overuse syndrom, can occur anywhere in wrist, usually occurs as tenosynovitis since most tendons have sheaths  
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tendonitis S&S   pn w/active contraction, stretch, or overactivity, may have edema  
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tendonitis rx   usually acute so rx w/rest, painfree motion, anti-inflammatories  
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