Chapter 12, Wrist and Hand Injuries

what is Boutonniere Deformity?

• A medical condition in which the finger is flexed at the proximal interphalangeal joint

• An altered feeling in the hand, usually of the thumb, index, middle, and ring fingers. tingling that's often worse at night or first thing in the morning.

• A disease that results from the temporary or permanent loss of blood supply to the bone.

• Deformity of the hand

What are the symptoms of muscle and tendon injuries?

• A loud pop or a "popping" sensation in the knee, severe pain, and the inability to continue an activity

• Swelling, pain, deformity, and disability

• Pain, swelling, weakness, and inability to move

• Inflammation, redness, and bruising

What is the most frequent cause of fractures?

• Falling

• Direct Impacts

• Contracting

• Small blood vessels near the skin's surface are broken by the impact of a blow or injury

what are the hand and wrist considered?

• The least important body parts

• The most important body parts

• The least active body parts

• The most active body parts

what is the total number of phalanges the hand has?

• 10

• 20

• 14

• 12

What controls the movements of the wrist and hands?

• Muscles

• Tendons

• Ligaments

• Bones

True or False: The flexor muscle groups are located on the anterior surface of the forearm.

• True

• False

What are the two complications associated with fractures?

• Flexor Retinaculum and Medial collateral ligament

• The scaphoid and metacarpals

• Nonunion and avascular necrosis

True or False: Sprains must be pulled back in place.

• True

• False

What will happen to the median nerve if the tunnel travels through narrows?