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Anatomy of the Upper Extremity
Supracondylar Fracture Of Humerus
- Mechanism
- Fall On Outstretched Hand (FOOSH)
- More Common In Children
- Signs & Symptoms
- Elbow Pain & Swelling
- Diagnosis
- X-ray Shows Elbow Effusion
- Anterior Sail Sign
- Posterior Fat Pad Sign
- Treatment
- Non-displaced: Splint And Sling
- Displaced: Closed Reduction With Percutaneous Pin Placement
- Considerations
- Compartment Syndrome
- Volkmann Ischemic Contracture
- Brachial Artery Injury
- Median Nerve Palsy
- Cubitus Varus Deformity
3 mins
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Median Nerve Entrapment
- Compression at Carpal Tunnel
- Numbness, Tingling and Pain in Hand
- Diagnosis
- Phalen's Maneuver
- Tinel's Sign
- Treatment
- Splints
- Surgery
- Steroids
2 mins
Nursemaid's Elbow (Radial Head Subluxation)
- Pathophysiology
- Radial Head Subluxation
- Inferiorly Under Annular Ligament
- Axial Traction on Forearm
- Pulled or Lifted by the Hand or Forearm
- Children Aged (1-4 Years Old)
- Signs & Symptoms
- Extended & Pronated Forearm
- Refusal to Bend Elbow
- Treatment
- Manual Reduction
- Hyperpronation of Forearm
- Gentle Supination of Elbow at 90 Degrees Flexion
- No Immobilization
3 mins
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation
- Axillary Nerve Damage
- Axillary Artery
- Rotator Cuff Injury
- Supraspinatus Tendon
- Anterior Glenohumeral Ligament
- Anatomic Lesions
- Bankart's Lesion
- Hill-Sachs Lesion
1 min
Carpal Bones
- "Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can't Handle"
- Scaphoid
- Lunate
- Triquetrum
- Pisiform
- Trapezium
- Trapezoid
- Capitate
- Hamate
1 min
Upper Limb Bones - Ulna and Radius
- Characteristics
- Ulna
- Olecranon Process
- Coronoid Process
- Trochlear Notch
- Radial Notch
- Styloid Process of Ulna
- Head of the Ulna
- Radius
- Radial Head
- Neck
- Radial Tuberosity
- Styloid Process
- Ulnar notch
- Listers (aka Dorsal) Tubercle
3 mins
Upper Limb Bones - Humerus
- Characteristics
- Greater Tubercle
- Lesser Tubercle
- Anatomic Neck
- Surgical Neck
- Deltoid Tuberosity
- Epicondyles
- Coronoid Fossa
- Capitulum
- Olecranon Fossa
- Trochlea
3 mins
Upper Limb - Arm Muscles
- Anterior Superficial Muscles
- Biceps Brachii
- Anterior Deep Muscles
- Coracobrachialis
- Brachialis
- Posterior Superficial Muscles
- Long Head of Triceps Brachii
- Lateral Head of Triceps Brachii
- Posterior Deep Muscles
- Medial Head of Triceps Brachii
2 mins
Upper Limb - Anterior Forearm Muscles
- Superficial Muscles
- Pronator Teres
- Palmaris Longus
- Flexor Carpi Radialis
- Flexor Carpi Ulnaris
- Intermediate Muscles
- Flexor Digitorum Superficialis
- Deep Muscles
- Flexor Pollicis Longus
- Flexor Digitorum Profundus
- Pronator Quadratus
2 mins
Upper Limb - Posterior Forearm Muscles
- Superficial Muscles
- Extensor Carpi Ulnaris
- Extensor Digitorum
- Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis
- Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus
- Brachioradialis
- Intermediate Muscles
- Extensor Digiti Minimi
- Deep Muscles
- Anconeus
- Supinator
- Abductor Pollicis Longus
- Extensor Pollicis Longus
- Extensor Pollicis Brevis
- Extensor Indicis
