athletic injuries atc 222 elbow, forearm, wrist, hand, and fingers chapter 19
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Anatomy
• Humerus, radius, and ulna
• Carpals
• Metacarpals
• Phalanges
• Joints– MP, PIP, DIP, IP
• Muscles– Elbow flexors/extensors– Wrist flexors/extensors– Finger flexors/extensors
Lateral Epicondylitis
• “Tennis Elbow”
• Etiology
• S/S
• Treatment– ice– anti-inflammatories– cause?– straps
Medial Epicondylitis
• “Pitcher’s Elbow”, “Little League Elbow”, “Golfer’s Elbow”, etc.
• Etiology
• S/S
• Treatment
Elbow Fracture/Dislocation• Fracture• Dislocation• Volkmann’s Contracture
– impairment of brachial artery• numbness, absent distal pulse, etc
Wrist and Hand Injuries
• Sprain vs. Strain• Metacarpal/Phalange Fracture
– S/S• positive compression/percussion test
• rotational deformity
• diminished MP joint
– Treatment
• MP/PIP/DIP/IP Dislocation– S/S– Treatment
Navicular Fracture
• Etiology
• S/S– pain in snuffbox– pain with thumb compression– pain with passive radial
deviation– pain with passive wrist
extension
• Treatment
Finger Tendon Injuries• Mallet Finger
– Etiology– S/S– Treatment
• extension splint (6 weeks)
• Boutonniere Deformity– Etiology– S/S– Treatment
• PIP extension splint