Items tagged “hand”
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Third metacarpal neck fracture
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29 Apr 2015
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Fifth metacarpal pit
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06 May 2015
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Second metacarpophalangeal joint dislocation
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06 Oct 2015
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Terminal tuft mass
There is only a short list of terminal tuft masses that can arise from the adjacent soft tissues and erode the terminal tuft or arise from the terminal tuft itself:
epidermal inclusion cyst: history of penetrating trauma
tenosynovial giant cell tumor: occurs laterally
subungual glomus tumor (...
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Hands
The hand is part of the upper limb below the forearm and wrist. In the supinated anatomical position, the palm is facing anteriorly and the dorsum posteriorly.
The bones of the hand are:
carpals (8)
scaphoid
lunate
triquetrum
pisiform
trapezium
trapezoid
capitate
hamate
metacarpals (5...
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Abductor pollicis brevis muscle
The abductor pollicis brevis muscle is a thin subcutaneous muscle located laterally in the thenar eminence of the hand, and is one of the intrinsic muscles of the hand.
Summary
origin: mainly from the flexor retinaculum
few fibers originate from the tubercles of scaphoid and trapezium and ten...
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Opponens pollicis muscle
The opponens pollicis muscle is one of the muscles of the thenar eminence, deep to abductor pollicis brevis, and is one of the intrinsic muscles of the hand. The three muscles that constitute the thenar eminence muscle group are abductor pollicis brevis, flexor pollicis brevis and opponens polli...
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April Fools' 2016: Cactus disease (paleo-induced mineral periostitis)
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29 Mar 2016
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Scaphoid pseudoarthrosis
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24 Apr 2016
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Fifth metacarpal fracture
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14 May 2016
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Flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle (hand)
The flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle of the hand lies lateral to the abductor digiti minimi, within the hypothenar eminence, and is one of the intrinsic muscles of the hand.
Summary
origin: hook of the hamate and flexor retinaculum
insertion: proximal phalanx of 5th digit
action: flexes 5t...
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Carpal boss
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16 Jun 2016
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Osteochondroma
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15 Jul 2016
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Phalangeal tuft fracture
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26 Sep 2016
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Phalangeal tuft fractures
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26 Sep 2016
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Phalangeal tuft fractures
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26 Sep 2016
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Phalangeal tuft fracture
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26 Sep 2016
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Brachymetacarpia
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03 Feb 2017
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Colles fracture
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06 Jul 2017
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Tooth-knuckle injury
Tooth-knuckle injuries are sustained when the clenched fist of a patient strikes the teeth of an opponent.
Terminology
Tooth-knuckle injuries are also referred to as clenched fist injuries, closed fist injuries and fight bite injuries.
Epidemiology
These injuries are most commonly found in y...