Nerve Compression Syndromes of the hand present with various signs and symptoms that correspond to the nerve involved and its anatomic distribution. There are three nerves and their corresponding branches that provide sensory and motor innervation to the hand that Read More …
Month: September 2020
Forearm Compartment Syndrome – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Forearm Compartment Syndrome/Compartment Syndrome is a condition in which increased tissue pressure within a limited space compromises the circulation and function of the contents of that space. This happens when pressure is elevated over a certain level for some time Read More …
Compartment Syndrome – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Compartment Syndrome is a condition in which increased tissue pressure within a limited space compromises the circulation and function of the contents of that space. This happens when pressure is elevated over a certain level for some time sufficient to Read More …
Wrist Arthroscopy – Anatomy, Indications, Contraindication
Wrist arthroscopy has steadily gained prominence as a diagnostic and therapeutic procedure for several wrist and carpal pathologies. Advances in wrist arthroscopy have widened its indications since it was first described in the late 1970s. Aatomy and Physiology The anatomy Read More …
Intersection Syndrome – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Intersection syndrome is overuse tenosynovitis that occurs around the intersection of the first extensor compartment (abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis) and second extensor compartment (extensor carpi radialis longus and extensor carpi radialis brevis) within the forearm. It occurs proximal to the location of the Read More …
Hand Extensor Pollicis Longus Muscle
Hand Extensor Pollicis Longus Muscle is An important contributor to thumb function, the extensor pollicis longus (EPL) muscle is an extrinsic thumb muscle that extends and adducts the thumb metacarpophalangeal (MCP) and interphalangeal (IP) joints. Innervated by the posterior interosseous Read More …
Cheiralgia Paresthetica – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Cheiralgia paresthetica is compression of the superficial branch of the radial nerve in the forearm. This condition was first described by Dr. Wartenberg in 1932 when he introduced the term cheiralgia paresthetica and reported five clinical cases.[rx][rx] It is also commonly Read More …
Brachial Artery – Anatomy, Branch, Muscle
The Brachial Artery is the extension of the axillary artery starting at the lower margin of the teres major muscle and is the major artery of the upper extremity. The brachial artery courses along the ventral surface of the arm Read More …
Cubital Fossa – Anatomy, Nerve Supply, Functions
The Cubital Fossa is an area of transition between the anatomical arm and the forearm. It is located in a depression on the anterior surface of the elbow joint. It is also called the antecubital fossa because it lies anteriorly Read More …
Nerve Supply of Arm Muscle – Anatomy, Functions
Nerve Supply of Arm Muscle/Brachium is a Latin word meaning the upper arm. This part of the upper limb contains powerful muscles that carry a considerable portion of the upper limb function. Also, vital peripheral nerves pass through the upper Read More …
Arm Muscles and Nerve – Anatomy, Nerve Supply, Functions
Arm Muscles and Nerve /Brachium is a Latin word meaning the upper arm. This part of the upper limb contains powerful muscles that carry a considerable portion of the upper limb function. Also, vital peripheral nerves pass through the upper Read More …
Bekhterev-Jacobsohn Reflex – Indication, Contraindication
The Bekhterev-Jacobsohn reflex is also known as the “Jacobsohn finger flexion sign.” Dr. Vladimir Bekhterev (a Russian neurologist) and Dr. Louis Jacobsohn-Lask (a German neurologist) described the reflex in the early 1900s. The reflex is a clinical sign that can Read More …